Times Of Swaziland: ROBBERS CAUGHT IN THE ACT AT  MATSAMO TOTAL FILLING STATION

ROBBERS CAUGHT IN THE ACT AT  MATSAMO TOTAL FILLING STATION
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BY JOSEPH ZULU on 29/11/2017 04:50:00


PIGG’S PEAK – Three thugs almost got away with E4 583 from Mdwali Total
Filling Station situated at Matsamo, but one of them was nabbed with the loot.
The filling station, though situated in Swaziland, is popular to South African
transport operators who take advantage of the cheaper fuel as compared to their
country.
However, it has in the past been a target for criminals.
It is not the first time the filling station has been targeted, especially
during the festive season but this time, security guards were ready.
In the latest attempted robbery, the thugs broke one of the windows in an
attempt to access an office where the money is normally kept.
They are said to have arrived at the filling station at around 2am, hoping they
would not be spotted by the security guards.
A manager at the filling station confirmed the attempted robbery and further
revealed that it was not the first time they were being targeted. He said
according to information obtained by security guards, the three men used a blunt
object to break a window leading to the room where they believed the money had
been kept.
The thugs opened a space large enough to allow one of them to enter the
building.
Only one of the thugs is said to have entered the building while the other two
remained outside, keeping watch. Upon entering, the thief ransacked one of the
rooms and broke open the cupboard doors where he is said to have been looking
for valuable items including the cash.