Four detained by Durban North SAPS for possession of car break-in implements
According to Captain Raymond Deokaran, spokesperson for the Durban North SAPS, the men were stopped on Radar Drive.
FOUR men were detained by the Durban North SAPS this weekend after they were found in possession of several car break-in implements including master keys and a car jamming device.
According to Captain Raymond Deokaran, spokesperson for the Durban North SAPS, the men were stopped on Radar Drive.
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“Officers from our Crime Prevention Unit were on duty patrolling around Durban North when they spotted a White Nissan X-Trail which was reportedly involved in an attempted theft of a motor vehicle. They searched the vehicle and found eight master keys, a computer box, an Allen key, seven spanners, an engine controller, a signal jammer and two number plates. Police also found a diagnostic machine and other vehicle break-in instruments,” he said.
According to SAPS provincial spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala the suspects aged between 33 and 40 appeared before the Durban Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
“They were each granted a bail of R5 000 and the matter was remanded to 22 June 2021,” she said.
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