A 40-year-old Fidelity security guard has been arrested for allegedly helping to plan a cash-in-transit robbery near Cape Town International Airport in September 2025.

The suspect was arrested at his home in Gugulethu on Thursday by members of the Hawks following a lengthy investigation into the robbery in Airport Industria.

The incident occurred along Borchards Quarry Road when armed suspects ambushed a Fidelity cash vehicle travelling towards its Parow Industria base. Several vehicles allegedly boxed in the armoured van before gunmen opened fire, forcing the security guards to flee.

During the attack, one of the guards was allegedly assaulted and robbed of his cellphone and cash. The suspects then attached explosives to the cash vehicle in an attempt to gain access to the money.

However, they fled the scene after a Flying Squad unit arrived. A Volkswagen Polo allegedly used in the robbery was later found abandoned and set alight.

An undisclosed amount of money was stolen during the incident and has yet to be recovered.

Investigators believe that two Fidelity security guards were involved in planning the heist, with one now facing arrest.

The 40-year-old appeared in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates’ Court, where the matter was postponed to November 18 for a bail application.