The Randfontein Police, accompanied by the Imperial Logistics Investigation Unit, managed to recover a hijacked truck and liquor in the south of the town on Wednesday night.
On Thursday morning, the Herald went to the scene, where Captain Appel Ernst, Randfontein Police spokesperson said, “The incident occurred at the Grasmere Toll Plaza gates on Wednesday night, when four armed suspects hijacked an Imperial Logistics truck loaded with Smirnoff Spin to the value of R400 000.”
Ernst continued, saying the hijacked truck was found at the crossing of the R28 and the N12 in Glenharvie. The driver, who had been tied up, was found with no injuries, but the stock that was in the truck was missing.
David van der Lith, Danie du Toit and Jacques Jardin, three members of the Imperial Logistics Investigation Unit, managed to trace the stock to a tumble-down little house on a Randfontein South smallholding, hidden behind a high wall.
The suspect guarding the stolen liquor was arrested on the spot.
“The suspect was highly intoxicated when he was found,” Van der Lith said. The four armed suspects are still at large, but the Randfontein Police are working hard to tracking them down.
Ernst said the police appreciate the partnership with the Imperial Logistics Investigation Unit as it enabled a positive outcome to the incident.
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Brigadier Jacob Manamela was also there, and was very impressed with the recovery of the liquor, and the hard work of all concerned. The Dog Unit of the Traffic Department, the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) and Ctrack were also on scene.
According to Van der Lith, this is not the first time that a stolen truck-load of goods has been hidden on the smallholding – at least two other recoveries have been made in the same place. He said the value of the truck and the liquor amounts to about R1,6 million.
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