Limpopo police on Sunday intercepted a closed truck transporting a stolen luxury vehicle, LED TVs and several other items in Polokwane, believed to be worth millions of rand. A Zimbabwean and two Ugandan nationals have been taken into police custody.
The truck was impounded and is being stored at the Seshego police compound outside Polokwane.
Speaking to News24, Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe confirmed the incident. He said
We can confirm the incident; we’ll provide more details later.
According to reports, the truck was travelling from Gauteng and was destined to cross the Beit Bridge border in Musina. It was stopped by police just outside Polokwane, and upon inspection, they found a stolen white Range Rover, several TVs and other goods.
The South African Police Service is said to be on high alert during this festive season as incidents of smuggling are likely to rise. During the 2017 festive season, police also disrupted a criminal operation in which donkey carts were used to transport stolen vehicles and goods across the Limpopo River into Zimbabwe.
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