The police were made aware of five suspects driving a Toyota Fortuner from the Eastern Cape to Bloemfontein on Wednesday (5/7).

A team, consisting of Mangaung District Police and Bloemfontein Hawks, was mobilised and stationed along the N6 highway in Reddersburg.

The vehicle was spotted by the authorities in the Bloemanda area.

Once the suspects noticed police cars, they left theirs and fled in various directions.

A chase ensued and a 41-year-old male suspect was the only one the police caught.

The Toyota Fortuner was discovered to have been reported stolen in Parkview, Johannesburg, in September 2022.

The suspects were first connected to a cash-in-transit heist that happened in Lady Grey, Eastern Cape, last month.

The vehicle was connected to another cash-in-transit robbery that occurred at a mall in Bloemfontein in May 2023.

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This arrest comes after five police officers from the Free State were in court after a significant amount of missing money was found after a cash-in-transit heist.

Unknown sums of money were stolen by the group, who then drove off in a white Toyota Fortuner and a red Hyundai SUV.

The Eastern Cape unit of the Hawks will receive the suspect for further handling.

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