A 44-year-old man was arrested at Watergate in Mitchells Plain for possession of suspected stolen property on Monday 9 November. The arrest was in connection with an undisclosed amount of cash stolen from a motor vehicle in Paarden Eiland.

Police confirm recovery

Provincial police spokesperson Const Ndakhe Gwala confirmed the incident. She said members of the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team and the Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing Team recovered an undisclosed amount of cash stolen from a motor vehicle in Paarden Eiland on Monday 9 November.

She said a businessman from the Maitland area reported that he was transporting cash to the bank and had stopped in Section Street, Paarden Eiland.

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“He suspects his vehicle was jammed while he was away. When he returned the vehicle was unlocked and R449 000 was missing. The Anti-Economic Crime Task Team received information that suspects were splitting the money at an address in Mockingbird Street, Watergate,” explained Gwala.

Signal-jamming devices seized

She said the officers went to the address and found a 44-year-old man. A search was conducted and three signal-jamming devices were found, along with a large sum of cash the man could not account for.

He was arrested for possession of suspected stolen property and is expected to appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court once charged.