Cops pick up trail of Goodhope police guns

Pini Bothoko | Tuesday July 19, 2022 06:00

Friday's police action lifted notorious armed robbers, Mogomotsi Thupane and Ronnie Sanana, along with three South Africans who had an AK47 and three pistols after attempting to rob a police escort Security Systems cash-in-transit vehicle.

Following the arrest, police disclosed having made a breakthrough in a media release stating that some firearms are suspected to be part of the police weapons stolen during a robbery that occurred at Goodhope Police Station on June 28.

The Monitor has learnt investigations into the retrieved police weapons are ongoing to check if they form part of police weaponry and establish where the remaining stolen firearms are.