ALBERTON - CCTV video footage supplied to eNCA.com by Browns Jewellers shows the relative ease with which suspected robbers gained entry into the store ahead of a brazen heist on Monday.

Two jewellery stores at the newly opened Mall Of The South in Johannesburg&39;s southern suburbs were hit by six suspected robbers on Monday afternoon.

The second jewellery store was Swarovski.

The mall&39;s spokesperson, Waldo Marcus, told eNCA.com that the suspects held up staff at Browns Jewellers while they grabbed jewellery and exited the store towards the parking entrance of the mall.

They were joined by three other accomplices on their way to the parking garages.

En route to the exit, one armed suspect allegedly ran into the Swarovski jewellery store and grabbed a tray of rings.

Marcus says only one of the suspects appeared to be armed.

CCTV footage

In the video above, a man is clearly seen charming his way into the Browns store and greeting a female shopper.

As soon as he&39;s in, a second man pushes his way through the security gate with a mumble to the guard, who obliges and lets him through.

Suddenly a third man, wearing a hat and backpack, forces his way through with focussed determination, surprising the guard as he&39;s knocked back by the force and then cornered by the second suspect.

Simultaneously, a smoke grenade goes off, totally obscuring the scene.

According to the Alberton Record, at least one suspect was apprehended.

It&39;s believed the other suspects fled towards Turffontein in a green Hyundai Tucson (TYZ 287 GP).