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Two bakkies spotted in the Limpopo River
The suspected stolen bakkies were intercepted by members of the SANDF.
LIMPOPO – There are some places a 4×4 vehicle cannot go. These places include through the strong current of the mighty Limpopo River, luckily for SANDF members.
On December 13, their officers stationed at the Echo-Station 2 on the eastern side of the Beitbridge Port of Entry saw two men who tried to cross the river in suspected stolen motor vehicles.
According to a statement by Captain Moses Semono of the SANDF, the bakkies with a combined value of over R1.2m were intercepted. “Police were activated to recover the vehicles from the river and subsequently handed over to SAPS,” he explained.
Review contacted police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo confirmed the incident, but said no arrests were made. “I am told they ran away into the other side [of the border],” he added.
In a separate incident, Semono explained that another vehicle was recovered from the river today (December 15).
“Joint Tactical Headquarters Limpopo members recovered yet another expensive vehicle valued at more than half a million rand. The members of 4 Artillery Regiment were on foot patrol on the northern side of Echo Station 1, when a luxury SUV drove past our soldiers at a high speed,” his statement reads.
Meanwhile, Semono’s earlier statement added that the SANDF on the western side of Dongola Kop managed to confiscate illicit cigarettes valued at almost R300 000.
“More illicit cigarettes were confiscated at the Beitbridge Port of Entry. The cigarettes, valued at R729 155 were confiscated after a joint operation by members of the SAPS Dog Unit and the SANDF. A vehicle valued at R350 000 that the cigarettes were transported in, was also confiscated,” he concluded.
Block could not confirm any arrests in these operations.
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