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US$2,7m heist suspect killed in shoot-out, three still on the run
Herald Reporters
A suspect in the US$2,7 million ZB Bank cash-in-transit heist died in Zaka on Thursday in a shoot-out with detectives, while three others appeared in court yesterday.
So far, police have arrested 11 suspects in the staged robbery and have recovered US$690 000.
Three more suspects are still being sought, including the alleged mastermind.
Andew Chigara was one of the suspects on the run, but died at Ndanga District Hospital on Thursday evening from gunshot wounds sustained in the shoot-out at Ndanga Business Centre while he was resisting arrest.
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US$2,7m heist an inside job
Nyore Madzianike
Senior Court Reporter
The robbery of US$2,775 million and $43 000 from a cash-in-transit ZB Bank vehicle along Harare-Chinhoyi Road on Wednesday is believed to be an inside job where three security personnel in the vehicle allegedly connived with robbers.
As a result, the three security staff who have since been arrested are expected to appear in court today charged with theft after a warrant allowing for longer police detention was granted yesterday.
Nomatter Jonga (43), Mathew Simango (66) and Fanuel Musakwa (34) appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday where the State applied for their warrant for further detention in police custody.