One of the people linked to the R100-million brazen armed robbery at the OR Tambo International Airport is a lawyer.
The lawyer, Rooshdeen Rudolph, 45, was re-arrested on Tuesday along with his 44-year-old brother Shaheed.
The two were earlier arrested in connection with the robbery but charges were withdrawn against them due to a lack of evidence.
Gauteng police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Eugene Opperman said the latest arrests follow information they received from Sean Soobramoney and Nazir Ishmail a few days after they turned state witnesses.
"The two (Rudolphs) are now directly implicated as the master brains behind the robbery," Opperman said.
Soobramoney and Ishmail entered into a closely guarded deal with the state in which they both pleaded guilty to the crime but managed to get non-custodial sentences. Both were sentenced to 20-years each but the entire sentence was suspended for five-years.
The state has since refused to divulge details of their plea agreement to the media. However, another state witness, Magdalena Moonsammy told the Johannesburg High Court that she was blackmailed into the robbery because she was cheating on her husband with Soobramoney.
At the time Moonsammy was employed by the Airports Company of South Africa as an operations controller responsible for the allocation of parking bays to aircrafts that landed at the airport.
She further admitted that she allocated flight SAA 237 to parking bay D34 which was opposite the VIP gate, making it easier for the robbers to flee with the loot.
Despite her testimony and confessions, Moonsammy was sentenced to five-years in jail which was suspended for five-years.
She was given a further three years of correctional supervision.
Detailing reasons for a lighter sentence, the state said Moonsammy did not get a cent from the robbery and was a first-time offender.
Rookaya Ebrahim, the first person to become a state witness, was also sentenced to three-years' correctional supervision.
All four of the accused-turned-witnesses are due to testify against the Rudolph brothers as well as Ananias Nefumembe, Christopher Billings, Thokozani Ziqubu, Fox Sithole, Vusi Ndlangala and Uakere Maunda when the matter finally goes to trial on September 1.
Several other accused have since disappeared after being released on bail. The latest was Tijuanda Uakotela who did not appear in court on Tuesday. A warrant for his arrest was issued.
A similar warrant was issued against Msikize Magwaza who disappeared during the early stages of the case. Another accused Vusi Khumalo was reportedly deported back to Zimbabwe, apparently after being arrested for being an illegal immigrant.
Two other accused, Themba Phutitsi and Tebogo Nhlapo have since died.