Hawks arrested vehicle theft ringleader
The suspect is believed to be one of the ringleaders of a group of thieves that stole six new Ford Ranger cars at a Phalaborwa car dealership in Phalaborwa in December 2017.
The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit has arrested another suspect believed to be part of a specialised vehicle theft syndicate.
The suspect was arrested at a court appearance for another unrelated case at the Brixton Regional Court in Johannesburg on January 9.
The suspect is believed to be one of the ringleaders of a group of thieves that stole six new Ford Ranger cars at a Phalaborwa car dealership in Phalaborwa in December 2017.
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Five of the six stolen vehicles were recovered at the Limpopo River near Beitbridge before they could be smuggled into Zimbabwe on 9 December 2017.
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Four suspects, Frank Dube (32), Tsununu Ahmad Maphosa (32), Ndokiseni Mbedzi (45) and Mpho Dzwuguda (27) have since been arrested and appeared at the Musina Magistrate’s Court but only Dzwuguda and Mbedzi were granted R3 000 bail each.
The suspect is expected to make his first appearance today at Musina Magistrate’s Court to face charges relating to burglary at business premises and theft of motor vehicles.
Investigations are ongoing for another possible suspect(s).
