These trucks were seized by cops in Limpopo as they were about to be smuggled into Zimbabwe. The five tippers and three water tank trucks ...
These trucks were seized by cops in Limpopo as they were
about to be smuggled into Zimbabwe. The five tippers and three water tank
trucks had been stolen and were set to be driven across the Limpopo river.
Limpopo police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe
said the trucks were hidden in a secluded area at Mashau Thenga village.
"The preliminary police investigations have revealed
that they were stolen in other provinces and were allegedly en route to be
smuggled out of the country.
"We have set up a joint task team which is tracing
other suspects who were driving these trucks and also we want to arrest the
mastermind behind the cross-border theft," he said.
Ngoepe said the trucks were parked in a private property
within the village and one suspect failed to explain how they got to be in his
yard. He also could not produce any paperwork that showed he owned the
vehicles.
The suspect was remanded in custody after a brief
appearance in the Vuwani Magistrate's Court.
He is facing a charge of possession of suspected stolen vehicles
and will appear on Monday for a formal bail application.
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