Secunda Flying Squad nabs two for possession of stolen goods
The men in blue uncovered that cigarettes were stolen during an armed robbery in the Free State on the same day.
HIGHVELD – The Secunda Flying Squad Unit members arrested two men for being in possession of stolen property on 22 June.
The members were on routine patrol when they spotted a suspicious looking VW Caddy with two occupants on the R548 road between Devon and Balfour travelling in the opposite direction.
The members made a U-turn and stopped the vehicle in Devon near a filling station for a search.
During the search, they discovered that it was loaded with 19 boxes filled with cigarettes worth R700 000 and the people failed to produce documentation of the loot on request by the police.
The police continued to search the vehicle and a jamming device was also found.
The cigarettes, jamming device and the vehicle were seized and the suspects were detained at the Devon Police cells.
The men in blue further uncovered that the cigarettes were stolen during an armed robbery in the Free State on the same day.
The suspects profiling is underway to determine whether they were involved in other crimes apart from the ones identified.
They are expected to appear in court soon.
