Haibo: 4 Suspects Arrested by Police With R2 Million in Counterfeit Cash
- Police officers have arrested four suspects who were in possession of counterfeit money
- The suspects had R2 million in fake cash and according to intelligence reports they were allegedly preparing to commit a crime
- Social media users took to the internet to react to the arrest with some of them congratulating the police
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Gauteng -Police officers have arrested four suspects, two males and two females. They were in possession of R2 million in counterfeit notes.
The police arrested the suspect in Aukland Park following intelligence gathered.
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The police were tipped off that the suspected were in possession of counterfeit money and allegedly planning to commit a crime.
The notes were confirmed as fake after the police consulted with the Reserve Bank.
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Social media users react to the cops arresting the four suspects
Marshall Jayden Kaeden Mikayla:
"When it's counterfeit money it's counted and we are given the exact figure, but when it's real money it's not counted we are only told an undisclosed amount of money."
Alina Khaile:
"Fine the machine that produced the money if you really want to do away with this kind of crime uproot the roots otherwise this is just a waist of time, the machine will be busy while the court is on."
Lidzhade Dzulani Godfrey:
"What crime were they planning to commit, because according to youur statement they had counterfeit money n were planning to commit another crime."
Yoh: Video of attempted Johannesburg hijacking, Mzansi super spooked
A video of an attempted hijacking in Lonehill, Johannesburg has caused a stir on social media. It seems the thieves had followed the owners of a luxury SUV to the front gate of their apartment complex.
According to video footage, the incident took place around 9:30 pm on Friday, 20 August. The car owners wait outside the complex gate before being rammed in by the driver of a white Toyota Corolla behind them.
Two armed men then step out of the vehicle. The SUV driver, however, does not give in to the thieves easily and quickly reverses the vehicle before ending up back on the main road.
"Victim fires back": Video shows attempted bank robbery being foiled, SA reacts
In more crime news, Briefly News previously reported that video footage of a local man stopping a robbery in progress has social media buzzing. The exact day of the incident cannot be confirmed but it seems the attempted robbery took place near Musgrave Road in Durban.
Heading online, @Abramjee shared the nail-biting video footage.
In the short clip, robbers attempt to get away with the cash they've taken before a victim nearby decides to intervene. The unknown man opens fire on the two robbers and it seems he hits one of the thieves as he tries to scale a fence.
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