Limpopo cops nab 2 for stolen vehicles

POLOKWANE – Two men, aged 25 and 39, were arrested in separate incidents in Polokwane after they were found in possession of stolen vehicles.

On Monday, a police operation executed by the provincial tracking team, provincial murder and robbery unit, and private security personnel, resulted in the successful interception of a grey bakkie on the N1 south just outside the city which led to the arrest of one suspect for possession of a stolen vehicle and violating the Immigration Act.

The arrest was made after a tip-off was received from the crime intelligence unit regarding a stolen vehicle from Gauteng en route to Zimbabwe through the Beitbridge border post.

It is alleged that the apprehended man had previously been involved in smuggling 4×4 vehicles out of the country.

According to police spokesperson Col Malesela Ledwaba, preliminary investigations showed that the bakkie had been hijacked in Soshanguve last Friday.

In a similar incident on Tuesday, a 39-year-old man was apprehended after a high-speed chase along the N1 near the Peter Mokaba sports precinct, after he was suspected of driving a stolen bakkie.

The vehicle was earlier reported hijacked in Moffatview, Gauteng. Further investigations revealed that the suspect is a frequent traveller across Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

Provincial police commissioner Lt Gen Thembi Hadebe expressed satisfaction at the successful arrests of both suspects.