Police have pounced on a warehouse in Johannesburg, recovering dismantled high-performance cars believed to have been hijacked.
Police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said the 28-year-old owner of the warehouse will be charged with possession of parts from suspected hijacked vehicles and possession of stolen property.
A second suspect, aged 23, was arrested after he came to the crime scene and offered the police a bribe, he said.
The takedown happened on Tuesday.
Inside the Booysens warehouse, Masondo said police found “several parts of vehicles, including 10 engines that have been linked to high-performance vehicles reportedly hijacked around Gauteng”.
Police also seized goods worth millions that are suspected to have been stolen from hijacked trucks.
Provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela said: “This discovery and subsequent arrests will definitely break the back of a syndicate dealing with parts from hijacked vehicles.
“I have instructed the investigating team to ensure they trace and arrest the perpetrators responsible for high-performance vehicle hijackings and truck hijackings. We have their loot and we must bring them to book,” said Mawela.
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Police uncover Joburg chop shop for high-performance vehicles
Police have pounced on a warehouse in Johannesburg, recovering dismantled high-performance cars believed to have been hijacked.
Police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said the 28-year-old owner of the warehouse will be charged with possession of parts from suspected hijacked vehicles and possession of stolen property.
A second suspect, aged 23, was arrested after he came to the crime scene and offered the police a bribe, he said.
The takedown happened on Tuesday.
Inside the Booysens warehouse, Masondo said police found “several parts of vehicles, including 10 engines that have been linked to high-performance vehicles reportedly hijacked around Gauteng”.
Police also seized goods worth millions that are suspected to have been stolen from hijacked trucks.
Provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela said: “This discovery and subsequent arrests will definitely break the back of a syndicate dealing with parts from hijacked vehicles.
“I have instructed the investigating team to ensure they trace and arrest the perpetrators responsible for high-performance vehicle hijackings and truck hijackings. We have their loot and we must bring them to book,” said Mawela.
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