Airport heist: Arrests made
2006-03-28 14:15
Johannesburg - Several arrests have been made in connection with the theft of foreign currency totaling millions at Johannesburg International Airport, said reports on Tuesday.
It said that Airports Company of SA managing director Monhla Hlahla made this disclosure to the parliamentary committee on transport.
She said: "The police are not looking too far; some arrests have been made." Superintendent Vish Naidoo was not immediately aware of the arrests. He said: "I will make enquiries."
On Saturday, two men armed with AK-47 assault rifles approached an SAA aircraft, held up guards and police and helped themselves to bags of currency that had been flown in from Britain.
Other members of the gang held up guards at one of the gates. All of the men fled, no shots were fired and no one was injured.
Naidoo said earlier that it was not yet known how the men managed to gain access to the airport.
He could not confirm a Sunday Times report according to which $16.5m was stolen.
- SAPA