{"id":48783,"date":"2021-05-20T10:38:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T08:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/truckjacking-task-team-strike-suspects-20210519-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:38:28","slug":"truckjacking-task-team-strike-suspects-20210519-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/truckjacking-task-team-strike-suspects-20210519-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Truckjacking task team strike suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>THE police\u2019s efforts to curb trio crimes paid off when a 37-year-old suspect was arrested last week in KwaDwesi and a hijacked vehicle and parts of another hijacked vehicle were found at a house in Dano Street, Govan Mbeki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7f06565f\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Arrest\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8061\/3635d29c415f4f69a410d31f7b3a7f4c.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0572ba460c3943d9b94a2a3153d236f0.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/figure><div class=\"slide\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu, the Nelson Mandela District Truckjacking Task Team members, assisted by Crime Intelligence and Vehicle Identification Section (VIS) swooped in on the house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe premises were searched and a white Nissan NP200 bakkie reportedly hijacked in Gelvandale in March 2021 was found on the premises. 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