Overview
- A 64-year-old suspect was detained hours after a 28 February robbery targeting three senior police officers traveling by e‑hailing near the R24 Barbara off-ramp.
- Officers impounded a silver Suzuki Swift believed to be the recurrent getaway car in multiple attacks around OR Tambo International Airport.
- Investigators link the man to at least 42 cases dating to 1998, including armed robbery, fraud, possession of an unlicensed firearm and impersonating a police officer.
- The case is scheduled in Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, with three other suspects still being sought.
- Authorities have opened an inquiry into how the repeatedly charged suspect remained free, while asserting the bust dealt a blow to an airport-robbery ring.