A truck transporting frozen chicken packs to Harding, KZN, was hijacked on the N2 at the Mbotho turn-off last Monday.

It is alleged that two occupants in a bakkie blocked the road, forcing the truck driver to stop.

According to the SAPS corporate communication office, the robbers allegedly forced the driver to continue driving until he reached two bakkies. The chicken was then offloaded.

Port Shepstone Highway Patrol and the SAPS K9 Unit were alerted to the robbery and proceeded in the direction of Harding. En route, they passed a suspicious-looking bakkie loaded with white bags. They turned around and stopped the vehicle near Paddock.

The driver and his passenger were arrested for possession of suspected stolen property when they could not account for the frozen chicken.

Further investigation led police to Mkholombe in Port Shepstone, where a second bakkie was recovered with more chicken packs.

Both vehicles were impounded and a case of robbery was opened for investigation at Harding Police Station.