A 33-year-old man was arrested on multiple charges, including possession of a presumed stolen motor vehicle and contravention of the Immigration Act during an anti-smuggling operation, in Limpopo.
Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the Zimbabwean national was arrested in the early hours of Friday in the Polokwane policing area.
Reportedly, members of the Limpopo SA Police Services provincial anti-smuggling task team received a tip off about a stolen vehicle that was destined to be smuggled out of the country, said Ledwaba.
The team arrested a Zimbabwean male national, who was found driving in a white Toyota Fortuner, at N1 Road behind Peter Mokaba Stadium. Preliminary police investigations revealed that the vehicle was reported stolen at Alberton policing area in Gauteng province on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.
Meanwhile, provincial commissioner of police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has welcomed the arrest of the 33-year-old man.
