Durban — The Johannesburg High Court recently granted a final asset forfeiture order to the value of R1.5 million against a cash-in-transit guard who died in prison after he has arrested while hiding out in KwaZulu-Natal.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha said that the Hawks’ priority crime specialised investigation unit secured a final asset forfeiture order to the value of just over R1.5 million against the now-deceased former G4S security guard Wiseman Mbuyazi, 33.
Ramovha said that on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, the Johannesburg High Court granted a final order emanating from a case of theft of R3.5 million registered at Langlaagte police station in 2020.
He said that it was reported on October 8, 2020, that Mbuyazi who was employed by G4S security company responsible for the replenishment ATMs stole close to R3.5 million over a period of almost two months and fled.
The Hawks’ serious corruption investigation unit successfully traced and arrested Mbuyazi at his hideout in Ntuzuma, KwaZulu-Natal, Ramovha said.
“An amount of R80 000 together with a Hyundai Accent allegedly bought with the proceeds of crime were recovered during the arrest. It was further established that he had paid some of the loot into a trust account owned by attorneys to purchase a house in Cosmo City which he intended to register under his younger brother’s details.
“Mbuyazi was denied bail after numerous attempts and eventually died in prison while his theft and money laundering case was still undecided in court,” Ramovha said.
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