Bandits hit Vigilance pawn shop for $10M

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 0830h today at the “One Love”  Pawnshop at Vigilance, ECD, during which two female sales clerks were attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

The release said that investigations so far have revealed that Samantha Hitlall and Ruth Spencer were in the business place when they were held at gunpoint by the two perpetrators.

The men then took away an estimated $10 million in jewellery, along with the personal jewellery of Samantha Hitlall and escaped.