Western Cape police arrested two wanted suspects on Monday on charges of truck jacking and motor vehicle theft.
Western Cape police spokesperson FC van Wyk said officers
went to an address near Kraaifontein Civic Centre where they found 13 foreign
nationals.
One of the suspects was identified as a suspect to a Worcester
and Tousriver truck jacking cases. The value of these hijacked trucks was estimated
to be around R40 million, said the police spokesperson. The rest of the
suspects were transported to Kraaifontein police station for questioning as
none of them could provide documentation to be in South Africa legally.
“During the interrogation
and profiling, it was revealed that one of them was also wanted on a case of
theft of motor vehicle. All the cellular telephones were seized as they
contained incriminating evidence. The Department of Home Affairs and
Immigration officials were informed and detectives are awaiting the report to
confirm if they are authorised to be in the country. All arrested persons will
be charged with immigration related offences as their documents were found to
be fraudulent. The investigation is still ongoing.” said Captain F.C Van Wyk, Western
Cape police spokesperson.
The suspects made their first court appearance in the
Worcester Magistrates’ court on Wednesday.
Done by: Sihle Jezile
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