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July 11, 2012

BREAKING: 2006 Airport Heist Mastermind Arrested In Pink T-Shirt On His Way To Swaziland

A short while ago it was confirmed that Christopher Billings, the alleged mastermind of a 2006 R100 million heist at OR Tambo Airport, was arrested in his pink t-shirt, with his bags packed, and on his way to Swaziland.

A short while ago it was confirmed that Christopher Billings, the alleged mastermind of a 2006 R100 million heist at OR Tambo Airport, was arrested in his pink t-shirt, with his bags packed, and on his way to Swaziland.

The media were earlier asked to show Billings’ face after his mum said he’d been stuck in a roadblock on his way to court, which we did:

Billings’ face

The National Prosecuting Authority’s Willemien Vos tweeted the following confirming the suspect, who decided to do a runner from court this morning, had been arrested:

This was followed by a couple from Eyewitness News’ Mandy Wiener:

The arrest took place in the Boksburg vicinity, and 2oceansVibe has been following this developing story today. You can catch up with it HERE.

This should hopefully bring one of the most interesting cases in South African criminal history to some kind of a close.

No prizes will be awarded for guessing what Mandy Wiener’s next novel will be about unfortunately.

[Source: 2oceansVibe]