Petrus Doctor Nkosi, 53, a warrant officer attached to the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit, was arrested by his own colleagues yesterday, May 14, Lowvelder reports.

He was charged with conspiracy to commit cash-in-transit (CIT) heists, armed robbery, money laundering, defeating the ends of justice and unauthorised use of a state vehicle.

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According to an official statement by the Hawks, the officer allegedly conspired with a CIT heist syndicate during 2015, as well as another CIT heist in Hazyview in the same year, where R1.4 million was stolen.

Nkosi appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrates’ Court on Monday, and his bail was posted at R8 000. The case has been postponed to May 16 for further investigations.

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