Second man charged over armed holdup in Sydney south west

A second man has been charged over an armed holdup of a cash van in Sydney’s southwest earlier this year. It’s alleged the man and an accomplice stopped a cash van outside the Clemton Park Shopping Village in Campsie and threatened armed guards with large rifles before taking off with cash.

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A second man has been charged today over the brazen armed robbery of a cash van in Sydney’s southwest earlier this year.

Justin Luke James, 30, was arrested during a dawn raid on his Cambridge Park home this morning, with police charging him with robbery, firearms and drug offences relating to the alleged holdup of an ArmaGuard truck in April.

Detectives have charged a second man as investigations continue into the alleged armed robbery of cash-in-transit guards in Sydney’s southwest earlier this year. Picture: NSW Police Media

Investigators searched five properties in Cambridge Park, Berkshire Park, Castlereagh and Emu Plains throughout the morning, which come after months of investigation into the brutal heist which shocked Sydneysiders.

Officers seized several items relevant to the investigation including cash, guns, and a boat. Three cars were also seized as suspected proceeds of crime.

Robbery and Serious Crime Commander Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said that police believe James sourced and obtained the guns used in the shocking daylight robbery.

“Police will allege that the firearms that were used in the armed robbery were supplied and accessed by this 30-year-old male,” he said.

CCTV footage still of the armed robbery.

Detective Sup’t Doherty said that police are still searching for the gunman, as well as the SKS assault rifles used to threaten guards during the heist.

“Police are very keen for any information from members of the public who have knowledge of the identify of [the gunman],” he said.

It’s alleged that a gunman and an accomplice stopped an ArmaGuard cash van outside the Clemton Park Shopping Village in Campsie on April 5 and threatened armed guards with large SKS assault rifles before taking off with cash.

Neither guard was injured in the heist.

The 35-year-old alleged getaway driver was arrested and charged by investigators in November.

James appeared in Penrith Local Court today, where a magistrate refused him bail.