RUSA officers clash with suspected cash-in-transit robbers in KZN
· The South African
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) exchanged gunfire with suspected cash-in-transit robbers on Old Inanda Road in Brindhaven, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday afternoon.
Reaction officers said its operations centre received multiple calls at about 13:25 reporting a robbery in progress.
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Callers also reported hearing explosions in the area.
Officers encounter armed spotters, vehicle hit in shootout
RUSA immediately dispatched officers, who encountered alleged spotters armed with high-calibre rifles while responding to the scene.
A shootout followed, and gunfire struck one response vehicle twice.
The suspects fled in two vehicles towards Inanda. The RUSA Robinson R44 helicopter later took to the air to search for them.
RUSA confirmed that no officers were injured. Authorities have not yet established whether any suspects were wounded.
Helicopter search leads to cash-in-transit firearm recovery in Inanda
RUSA recovered three firearms during an aerial search for the fleeing suspects in Inanda later on Monday.
The search followed the Brindhaven robbery and shootout involving heavily armed suspects.
RUSA said the suspects abandoned several money boxes before escaping in a white Toyota Cross and a white Toyota Corolla.
During the operation, the helicopter crew spotted a woman signalling from the ground and directing them to a nearby farm. The aircraft descended and landed in a mint field.
The pilot and crew searched the area and recovered a rifle and two 9mm pistols that the suspects allegedly discarded.
RUSA said one of its response vehicles sustained damage during the earlier gun battle.