In October 2006, 26 of South Africa’s most notorious armed robbers were arrested at the Mvoti toll plaza North of Durban after executing two cash in transit robberies at virtually the same time on the same route approximately 40km apart.

The charges preferred against the accused ranged from Murder and armed robbery to abduction. Although unlawful firearms and ammunition was found in the vehicles on the arrest scene, none of those firearms could be linked to the crime scenes ballistically. Soon it became clear that the State’s case relied heavily on call data and geographical analysis to tie up the evidence against the accused.

This case became an international benchmark case for organized crime and analysts around the world, as it was the first case ever where so many accused were convicted on call data and geographical analysis evidence. The evidence demonstrated the planning and execution phases of the crime.