Police foil robbery

Police have arrested five armed men who attempted to rob a Security
Systems Company cash-in-transit vehicle near River-walk shopping
mall in Gaborone this morning (15/07/2022). The suspects are two
Batswana aged 39 and 42, three South African male citizens aged
between 26 and 34.
Upon arrest, an AK47 rifle and three pistols with live ammunitions,
including an electronic communication jammer were found in
possession of the suspects. A motor vehicle with false registration

numbers suspected to be used in the attempted commission of the
crime has since been impounded. The vehicle is suspected to have
been stolen.
Some firearms are suspected to be part of the Police weapons that
were stolen during a robbery that occurred at Goodhope Police Station
on the 280 June 2022.
The suspects are linked to other robbery cases pending before courts
and some under investigation. Police investigations into the matter
continue.