The Provincial Anti-Smuggling Task team in Limpopo conducted a successful operation, intercepting a 36-year-old male suspect who was en route to Zimbabwe through the Beitbridge border post.
The suspect driving a stolen Toyota Fortuner from Gauteng, was apprehended on Thursday morning, 06 June 2024 in Matlala policing area outside Polokwane.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the vehicle was stolen on General Election Day (29 May) in Sinoville.
The Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has welcomed the arrest and commended the collaboration between SAPS and private security to tackle these crimes effectively.
The suspect will appear before Seshego Magistrate’s Court facing a charge of possession of presumed stolen motor vehicle.
Police investigation continues.
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