A hijacked truck and liquor worth more than R100 000 were recovered by the NMB District Crime Combatting Unit (CCU) in Motherwell on Thursday, February 3.
It is alleged that at about 13:30 on the mentioned date, liquor was being delivered to various taverns in the Motherwell area. In Zweliyazuza Street in NU2, the driver and his assistants were approached by armed men who ordered them to get into the truck and drive towards Mnundu Street in NU11, where the liquor was offloaded at a house.
According to police spokesperson, Col. Priscilla Naidu, the driver and his assistants managed to escape. The community also looted liquor from the truck.
“NMB District CCU members were conducting operations in KwaZakhele when they received information of a hijacked liquor truck stationary in Mnundu Street in NU11 and that the liquor is being offloaded. The members immediately responded and found the truck still idling with the community busy looting. Liquor to the amount of R156 000 was retrieved from the nearby house. No suspects were found at the scene,” Naidu said.
A case of truck hijacking is under investigation.
Acting Nelson Mandela Bay District Commissioner, Brig. Thandiswa Kupiso, is warning communities that if they are found in possession of stolen property, they will be arrested and charged. “Actions such as these carried out by the community, is criminal. We urge the communities to report these suspicious activities instead of engaging in them,” Kupiso said.
