The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Eastern Region Task Team Officers intercepted two (2) foreign nationals aged 33 and 45, found in possession of a reported highjacked white Isuzu truck loaded with electronic appliances, in the Bapsfontein area.
The EMPD Officers received information from a vehicle tracking company regarding a reported highjacked white Isuzu 8-ton truck in the Tembisa area. The Officers acted immediately, followed the coordinates given and were led to a plot Christina Street in the Bapsfontein area.
Upon arrival, officers cornered two (2) male suspects, one Zimbabwean national and one Mozambican national. While questioning the suspects, neither could provide satisfactory answers to questions posed about the truck and the consignment in the vehicle.
After obtaining the owner’s particulars from eNatis, the officers contacted the owner who positively identified the cargo as that which was in the vehicle at the time of the hijacking. Among the loot found in the vehicle were an amplifiers, a 32-inch smart plasma tv, speaker boxes and a signal jammer, all with an estimated value of eight hundred thousand Rands (R800 000).
The recovered items were processed and immediately handed back to the lawful owner, while the truck was taken to Aerton Police pound.
The handcuffed duo was marched to Welbekend police station and charged with possession of a signal jammer, possession of a highjacked motor vehicle, and possession of goods suspected to be stolen. They are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate Court soon.
The EMPD welcomes the collaborative effort with the tracking company to help crack down on these law breakers within the City of Ekurhuleni.
R800 000 worth of electronic appliances recovered from a reported highjacked truck in the Bapsfontein area https://t.co/eNcDsIlYiW#ArriveAlive #HijackedTruck #StolenGoods @City_Ekurhuleni @TruckAndFreight pic.twitter.com/7dIHHTc8jx
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) September 4, 2023
