JIA cameras film botched robbery

ARMED ROBBERS left the premises of SA Airlink Cargo empty-handed when they forced open a container in the warehouse at Johannesburg International AirportÕs cargo centre last week. But they left behind pictures of themselves and their getaway vehicle on closed circuit television. "We caught them on our internal security cameras, and our neighbouring company, Cargo Service Center, have handed to the police their external unit film which shows the four getting into the vehicle," says Airlink CargoÕs managing director John Dickson. The gang of four held up the lone person on duty at 08:00 on a Sunday, forced open a container with bolt cutters and found it empty. The goods, described only as 'sensitive material', had been removed the previous day and delivered to the consignee. "Someone had obviously tipped them off that valuable material had been sent through us," says Dickson. "But they were too late to get anything, and instead fell foul of the excellent security systems we have around us at the centre. Police have told us they have a pretty good picture of all that happened and early arrests are expected. Three other members of our staff on duty that day arrived for work just as the gang was moving off. "