Tebogo Msimanga |
The persistent operations that are being conducted in the Province to fight against crime, including the smuggling of vehicles and other stolen goods across the border, continue to yield positive results after
Limpopo Police recovered two motor vehicles worth R1,2 million on Thursday 01 September 2022, at Nyl Plaza tollgate under Mokopane policing area.
The two drivers, a South African aged 52 and a Lesotho national aged 25, were immediately arrested after the initial investigation indicated that the vehicles, worth R1,2 million combined, were hijacked in Tembisa and Hartebeespoort (Gauteng Province) respectively and were to be smuggled into Zambia via Beitbridge port of entry.
Limpopo Police Spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said members of the Limpopo Tracking Team and the Mahwelereng Flying Squad conducted a joint operation after receiving information from the Crime Intelligence unit about two highjacked motor vehicles, a Toyota Hilux Legend 50 and Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD6 that were to be smuggled out of the country.
“One of the vehicles was fitted with false registration numbers from Lesotho. Further investigations revealed that the 52-year-old suspect is known to be a runner for smuggling stolen vehicles into neighbouring countries and was positively linked to more than 08 cases of possession of suspected stolen motor vehicles, the latest committed at Akasia in Pretoria during June 2022”.
The two suspects will appear before the Mokopane Magistrate’s Court on Monday 05 September 2022 facing charges of possession of suspected stolen motor vehicles.
