Mpumalanga Cop Faces Multiple Charges After Police Link Her to Stolen Cars Used in Cash-in-Transit Heist

• A Mpumalanga traffic officer is in hot water after being linked to an attempted cash-in-transit heist
• The local Hawks arrested the woman after the cars that were allegedly used in the heist were found on her property
• The officer has been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, attempted murder, and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition

MBOMBELA - A traffic officer from Mbombela Mpumalanga is facing the music for her alleged involvement in a brazen attempted cash-in-transit heist.

Mpumalanga cop found with cars used in the attempted heist

The Hawks arrested Khanyisile Nyalunga on Friday, 28 July, after stolen vehicles allegedly used in the attempted heist were found parked in her yard. The CIT heist took place the day before her arrest on Thursday, 27 July, a Hawks statement revealed.

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After spending a weekend in jail, the 29-year-old officer appeared in the Hazyview Magistrate's Court on Monday, 31 July. Nyalunga was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery under aggravating circumstances, attempted murder, and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

Brazen criminals pounces on CIT vehicle

Mpumalanga Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Sekgotodi said the CIT heist, which was ultimately foiled, took place last week when a grey Mercedes-Benz sedan rammed into the armoured vehicle between White River and Hazyview.

The criminals immediately opened fire on the van, injuring the security guards. A second vehicle escorting the van arrived at the scene and managed to chase the robbers off after returning fire.

Information led investigators to Nyalungu yard, where the vehicles used in the heist were found. Preliminary investigations revealed that the cars were stolen from Mpumalanga and Gauteng, News24 reported.

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South Africans fed up with officers involved in crime

Below are some comments:

@MotodiMaseloane complained:

"No surprise that servicemen and women are involving these crimes. What's surprising is that they are somewhat comfortable or brazen enough to use their residences as 'operations bases'."

@literockstar suggested:

"SAPS and Metro police need a covert investigation against its employees."

@KesterWaterloo added:

"It's now daily where we read of a corrupt police person."

@Clinton49853239 advised:

"For your safety, stay as far away from the SAPS as possible."

@KwaSothole said:

"SAPS and traffic cops = Hardcore criminals."

@Omphik commented:

"Mara, this country."

IPID arrests 7 Gauteng police officers for robbing a café of more than R250k and assaulting employees

In another story, Briefly News reported that seven Gauteng police officers were expected in the dock on Monday, 31 July, after they were arrested for robbery and assault.

According to IOL, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) arrested the police officers on Friday, 28 July, after they handed themselves in at the Benoni Police Station.

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The seven cops reportedly terrorised managers and staff members at LM Café in Nigel, Ekurhuleni.

Source: Briefly News