Two armed suspects got more than they bargained for when they chose to hijack a truck making a liquor delivery in Gqeberha.
A police helicopter leaves after members of the South African Police Service took part in an inspection parade, 17 March 2023, in Mayfair, Johannesburg, ahead of a planned national shutdown on Monday. Police Minister Bheki Cele addressed the troops. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
The truck was busy with a delivery at a liquor outlet on Kei Street, Sherwood, when two unknown armed male suspects approached the vehicle at 8.15am.Dropped near a graveyard The helicopter was called in to assist with this and spotted the truck on the R334 between Motherwell and Kariega, heading to the latter town, at 9.40am.“After circling the truck, it stopped on the side of the road, and two male suspects jumped out and fled into very dense bushes on the side of the road,” explained Captain Andre Beetge of the office of the Provincial Commissioner of the Eastern Cape.
The man was formally arrested by the police, and a jamming device was found in his possession and confiscated.Nelson Mandela Bay District Commander, Major General Vuyisile Ncata, expressed his gratitude for the good working relationship between Saps and the external role-players who took part in the recovery of the truck and the arrest of the suspect.
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