Two suspects arrested for hijacking and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition
Two suspects were arrested by the Nelspruit Hawks` Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit, Crime Intelligence and the Nelspruit Flying Squad in Sabie yesterday, for vehicle hijacking and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
According to the Flying Squad Unit, the two suspects, aged 29 and 32, were driving a vehicle that had been hijacked in KaBokweni earlier in December, when a tracking company followed up on their GPS coordinates to locate the vehicle and alerted the unit.
Upon noticing they were being tailed by the police and members of the tracking company, the suspects fled into a bush nearby and were later picked up by an accomplice.
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The police officers managed to gather information that led them to a house in Sabie where the two were cornered and arrested. They recovered three 9mm pistols with ammunition, as well as stolen cell phones that belonged to the hijack victim.
The suspects were linked to other outstanding cases of theft of motor vehicles in KaBokweni, Pienaar and Graskop in 2019.
The two suspects were charged accordingly and are due to appear in the Sabie Magistrate’s Court today, facing charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, as well as possession of suspected stolen property.
