KWAZULU-Natal provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula commended police officers for the arrest of the suspects who were in possession of a stolen vehicle.
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The white Ford Ranger, which was recovered in Manguzi, was reportedly stolen in Hillcrest in March this year.
Manguzi is situated in the Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the rural heartlands of KwaZulu-Natal, bordered by Mozambique and Swaziland.
KZN police spokesperson, Capt Nqobile Gwala said police officers from Manguzi SAPS were conducting patrols in the Ekuthukuzeni and Manguzi areas when they spotted a vehicle.
“The said vehicle was stopped and it was established that the vehicle was stolen in Hillcrest during March 2020. Two suspects, aged 27 and 44, were placed under arrest for being in possession of a stolen vehicle,” said Gwala.
The suspects appeared in the KwaNgwanase Magistrate’s Court and were remanded in custody until next week for a formal bail application.
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