Donkeys used again to try and smuggle car into Zim

'The police have succeeded in recovering yet another vehicle before it could be smuggled into Zimbabwe across the Limpopo river,' the police said.

August 1, 2017

Bertus de Bruyn Less than a minute

‘A New shape Mercedes Benz sedan C220 was intercepted just in time before disappearing into Zimbabwe,’ Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said.

Also read: Watch the video: ‘Smuggled’ vehicle recovered from Limpopo river

The suspects were using donkeys to pull the car across the river but SAPS members were just in time to pounce on them after the donkeys were apparently no longer able to pull it through the sand.

Also read: More smuggling with donkeys into Zim discovered

‘The suspects fled into the bushes towards the Zimbabwe side,’ Mojapelo said.

Police investigations are continuing.

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August 1, 2017

Bertus de Bruyn Less than a minute

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Bertus de Bruyn is based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. De Bruyn has been employed by Caxton since 2009. After a short sabbatical of two years, De Bruyn is back at the place he called home, Caxton, at Lowveld Media. He is currently the digital content manager, but has 14 years of journalism skills, news editor, and acting editor duties behind his name.