POLICE RECOVERS A HIJACKED TRUCK AND A GRADER WORTH R4.5 MILLION IN MUSINA
POLOKWANE: Following a prompt reaction by members of Polokwane and Musina Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit (VCIU), a hijacked flat deck truck and a grader worth a combined value of R4.5 million were successfully located at Musina policing area, on Saturday, 17 August 2024.
According to information received, police were tipped off about the suspect involved in a carjacking of a white flat deck truck loaded with a yellow grader that was travelling from Namibia. The incident occurred at Coligny policing area in North West province. Apparently, the truck was travelling to Musina with the intention of being smuggled out of the country.
The team reacted promptly, and the truck with a grader was spotted at Musina town on Saturday, 17 August 2024. The suspect, aged 31, was approached and arrested for possession of presumed stolen motor vehicle.
The following day on Sunday, further tip-off was received that the yellow grader was at Louis Trichardt in Makhado. Police immediately activated an operation, and the arrested suspect took them to where the grader was hidden.
The recovered white truck is at a value of R1.5M and the yellow grader at R3.M.
The Provincial Commissioner of Limpopo Police Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has welcomed the arrest and commended the teamwork displayed by the members and for successfully recovering the hijacked motor vehicles.
The suspect will appear before Musina Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 20 August 2024.
The Police investigations are ongoing.
