South African police had to order a Harare bound airplane to fly back to OR Tambo Airport so that they could arrest a suspected Zimbabwean car thief named Nicholas Marova Zvikomborero.
In a statement South African Police Service (SAPS) said:
At approximately 15:00 hours, two South African Police Service (SAPS) detectives alerted International Airport Aviation Safety officers of a vehicle theft suspect that was on a flight to Harare that needed to be stopped. The suspect has been sought since 2014 and had been put on the watch list. He’s alleged to have rented a vehicle and never returned it. The Airport Aviation Safety officers managed to make contact with the airline, through the airport management centre. The aircraft was towed back to the parking bay after all necessary protocols were adhered to.
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