Airport heist: No 18 arrested
Johannesburg - Another man has been arrested in connection with the multimillion-rand heist at Johannesburg International Airport in March.
The latest arrest brings to 18 the number of those behind bars in cooection with the heist. Christopher Billings, 40, was arrested on Monday.
Senior superintendent Vish Naidoo of the national police could not give further details on Tuesday, saying he was on leave.
Billings joined six other accused men in Kempton Park regional court on Wednesday.
The six - Shaid Rudolf, 43, of Eersterus; Rashdee Rudolf, 42, of Cape Town; a Namibian, Uakareraije Maundu, 36, and his compatriot Uakotokia Tjindinda, 37; Tebogo Nhlapo, 31, of Boksburg; and Fox Sithole, 31, of Vosloorus - are to lodge bail applications before magistrate Prince Manyathi on Thursday.
The men are part of a gang who allegedly boarded an SAA plane at Johannesburg International and made off with R72m in foreign currency.
The other suspects in the case will appear in Kempton Park magistrate's court on July 12.
Three out on bail
They are Airports Company of SA employees Sean Soobramoney, 32, Nazir Ismail, 38, and Rookaya Ebrahim, 35.
Soobramoney is out on R75 000 bail, Ismail on R40 000 and Ebrahim on R20 000.
Their initial bail applications were turned down by Kempton Park regional court. After appealing to the Johannesburg High Court in Apri,l they were granted bail.
The trio, together with colleague Magdallena Moonsamy, face charges of conspiracy to commit robbery with Mzikise Maqwaza, 24, Vusimuzi Ichumelo, 32, Themba Phutsitsi, Annanius Nepfumbe, 38, and Danisa Nee Tsuma, 32.
Another alleged accused, Bhekithembo Khumalo, 34, has since died of his wounds after being shot during his arrest.
News source: www.news24.co.za
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