Stolen vehicle to be smuggled to Zim intercepted In Polokwane

A Zimbabwean [38] and a Malawian [43] national were arrested in Polokwane, Limpopo, on Sunday after being caught with a stolen Toyota Corolla Cross GR valued at R600 000 destined for Beitbridge to be smuggled to Zimbabwe.

The arrest comes after Police received Intelligence about a stolen motor vehicle that was being driven from Gauteng to Beitbridge via N1 freeway. 

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Their operational team kept an observation and the vehicle fitting the description was seen on N1 north of Polokwane, next to the Mall of the North.

The operational team then stopped the vehicle, and preliminary investigations revealed that the vehicle was stolen in Pretoria Central.

A case of possession of a suspected stolen motor vehicle was opened in Polokwane. The suspects will appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 2 December.

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Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has praised the multi-disciplinary teams for their swift response. General Hadebe has hailed the collaboration between police and the private security as well as other role players in fighting against the smuggling of vehicles across the country, as well as borders