A 68-year-old security guard stationed at a sand pit on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway was overpowered by two bandits and had his hands, feet and mouth duct-taped on Saturday.
On completing the act, the bandits escaped with excavator supplies and a $7M hydraulic pump.

Reports indicate that the security guard lives in a one-flat wooden building in the fenced compound of the sand pit.

The guard related that in the wee hours of Saturday morning, he heard a loud banging on the door by persons claiming to be police officers.

However, suspecting that something was amiss, he did not open the door.
Moments later, the security guard said he heard the excavator which was parked in the compound started and suddenly the bucket slammed into his house.

Terrified, the guard said he bolted from the building, but as soon as he was out, he was confronted by the bandits who immediately dealt him several cuffs, causing him to collapse on the ground.

When he fell, the bandits tied him up and escaped with the stolen items in a vehicle which was parked nearby.