Hijackers Targeting E-haling Vehicles Foiled By Police

Vehicle hijacking remains a major scourge in South Africa, with around 60 occurring each day, but cooperation between police and the private sector is bringing some perpetrators to book.

On November 13, police in KwaZulu-Natal managed to foil a carjacking syndicate that was targeting e-hailing vehicles in the Durban CBD.

After receiving information about a planned hijacking in the Newlands West area, police conducted an intelligence-driven operation, which led to them identifying and apprehending suspects on Inanda Road, according to Arrive Alive.

Police recovered an illegal pistol with a filed-off serial number as well as a magazine and two rounds of ammunition.

Meanwhile Johannesburg on Monday, police, together with the Gauteng Traffic Department and a tracking company, foiled a carjacking that had taken place in the Braamfischerville area.