A truck transporting copper pipes valued at R1-million was hijacked by three men posing as police officers in Brakpan on Tuesday morning.
While the truck was later recovered, it’s valuable cargo was missing.
According to information received from Brakpan police, the driver of the truck and his passenger, a security guard, were pulled over by the occupants of a white Volkswagen Polo with blue lights along the N17 highway, at the Denne Road offramp, at about 8.45am.
ALSO READ:
Three men wearing bulletproof vests with ‘police’ emblazoned on the back and front approached the driver.
The men checked the truck’s licence disc and then asked about the cargo.
They demanded to see the invoices for the copper pipes, which the driver handed over.
The driver and passenger were told to get out of the truck to be screened for Covid-19.
The pair was then threatened at gunpoint and forced into the Polo.
The hijackers drove the victims around for about two hours before releasing them at a plot in Withok.
The truck was recovered in Apex, Benoni, by a tracking company.
Have a story?
Contact the newsroom by emailing: Thelma Koorts (editor) brakpanherald@caxton.co.za or Stacy Slatter (news editor) stacys@caxton.co.za
Remember to visit the Brakpan Herald on the following social media platforms:
Follow us:
