Multi-disciplinary team recovers eight suspected stolen vehicles in Ehlanzeni
Police are still on the hunt for suspects after several suspected stolen vehicles were recovered this past week in Ehlanzeni.
The relentless efforts of the Anti-Hijacking Team from the Ehlanzeni District, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies and private security stakeholders, have yielded significant results with the recovery of eight suspected hijacked and stolen vehicles, including commercial trucks, within four days.
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According to the police, the recoveries were made between 14 and 17 October through intelligence-driven operations in collaboration with private security companies, vehicle tracking firms, and various law enforcement units.
Recovered vehicles found
- A white Isuzu reported stolen in Jabulani, Gauteng, and recovered in Dludluma, Nkomazi, fitted with Mpumalanga registration plates.
- A white Toyota Quantum with Mpumalanga registration plates, reportedly stolen in Schuzendal fitted with false plates, and recovered in the Nkomazi area.
- A white Toyota Prado allegedly hijacked in Garsfontein, Gauteng, and recovered in Mzinti, Nkomazi.
- A white Toyota VVT-i courier bakkie hijacked in Shatale and recovered in Bushbuckridge, where officers successfully rescued the driver who was locked inside.
- A silver Mercedes-Benz reportedly stolen in Calcutta and found abandoned in KaNyamazane.
- A City Logistics H100 truck loaded with furniture, hijacked on 16 October along the R40 at Ga-Toy in Bushbuckridge, and recovered at Inyaka Dam with the crew safe (though the cargo had been looted).
- A white Isuzu truck taken from its driver at gunpoint and discovered abandoned with the engine still idling in the Khumbula area.
- A truck fitted with cloned registration plates, intercepted between Waterval Boven and Ngodwana on the N4 en route to Mbombela, which had been reported hijacked in Rabie Ridge, Gauteng.
A 44-year-old suspect arrested in connection with the N4 truck interception is expected to appear before the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court soon, facing charges including possession of a suspected stolen/hijacked motor vehicle.
In the remaining incidents, the suspects remain at large and SAPS investigations are actively underway.
