17 indicted for armed bank robberry in Quelimane .

The indictment against 17 suspects, who are allegedly involved in the robbery of Banco Comercial de Investimentos(BCI), in Quelimane and the seizure of more than 134 million meticais, was filed to the Zambézia Judicial Court this month by the Provincial Prosecutor's Office.

Part of the suspects are said to be  employees of BCI bank itself, according to a statement from the Zambézia Provincial Attorney's Office that was given to the media in Quelimane.

Four of the 17 defendants are being held in preventive detention. All of the defendants have been charged with bribery, aggravated robbery, criminal association, and possession of a prohibited weapon.

The Zambézia Provincial Prosecutor's Office, on the other hand, launched a separate investigation in an effort to bring additional persons who may have been engaged in the heist to justice.

The theft from the Banco Comercial e Investimentos, BCI, central treasury in Quelimane, occured during broad daylight on July 29 last year.