EMPD catches suspects stripping a stolen vehicle
The Toyota Hilux was reported stolen. Suspects were found by metro cops stripping the vehicle.
Officers of the EMPD swooped in on five men on a property in Katlehong – a township just outside Alberton – where the suspects were caught stripping a motor vehicle.
The operation was carried out on February 9.
The suspects were found stripping a standard oxide bronze coloured Toyota Hilux double cap that had been reported stolen.
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The vehicle’s mats and seats were found on the floor of the property where the stripping was taking place.
It still unclear how officers traced the vehicle to the high-walled property it was being kept.
The five suspects are said to be foreign nationals. They will face charges of being in possession of a stolen motor vehicle, and possible immigration violation charges will be added depending on their statuses in the country as foreign nationals.
