Police tip-offs lead to arrests, recovery of hijacked truck and major enforcement blitz across Cape Town A series of tip-offs led to multiple arrests across Cape Town this week, including the recovery of a hijacked truck loaded with alcohol valued at more than R1.6 million, City enforcement services said. Metro Police officers received information on Wednesday, 28 January, about the location of a hijacked truck in Endlovini, Khayelitsha. When officers arrived at the scene, suspects were busy offloading alcohol, but most fled on spotting the police.
Two men, aged 40 and 36, were apprehended following a foot chase and arrested for possession of a hijacked vehicle, possession of stolen property and resisting arrest. They were taken to South African Police Service Harare SAPS. The recovered vehicle was a brand new 14-ton Isuzu truck.
The alcohol, not all of which was recovered, was valued at R1 628 118 and had been transported from Cape Town to Hermanus. In a separate incident on Thursday, 29 January, neighbourhood safety officers in Bonteheuwel responded to a tip-off about a youngster allegedly planning to rob learners outside a primary school. Officers spotted a group of youths loitering near the school and one attempted to flee.
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He was caught in possession of an imitation firearm, arrested and taken to Bishop Lavis SAPS. Law Enforcement officers also arrested five men after receiving reports that they were driving around Gugulethu, allegedly robbing residents at gunpoint. The vehicle and a modified firearm were confiscated and the suspects were taken to Gugulethu SAPS for further investigation.
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