JMPD K9 Unit officers attended to a complaint of a white Mercedes-Benz Sprinter being hijacked in Steeledale on February 16.
The vehicle was carrying a load of cigarettes.
Xolani Fihla, the JMPD spokesperson, said the hijackers jammed the vehicle’s tracking device and officers could not properly pinpoint its location. The tracking unit was later activated near FNB Stadium and officers started tracking the vehicle with the ground crew from Netstar, which led them to a location in Crosby.
“Upon their arrival, officers noticed the suspects were off-loading the stock. When the suspects noticed the chopper circling the area, they abandoned the cigarettes and the vehicle, making a hasty getaway.
“Officers recovered cigarettes worth R1.8-million and the white Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Suspects are still at large and further investigation will be conducted,” he said.
