Durban - Two men were arrested after police traced the vehicle they hijacked in the Mpumalanga township near Hammarsdale to Inchanga on Friday.
Provincial police spokesperson Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo said the suspects were between the ages 24 and 33.
Ngcobo said the men were arrested for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, possession of a jamming device, possession of a stolen vehicle as well as possession of stolen property.
Describing the events that led to the arrest, Ngcobo said on August 26, at 8:30am police received information regarding a vehicle that was hijacked in the Mpumalanga township.
She said Mpumalanga police with the assistance of other role players traced the suspects to Inchanga and proceeded to the area for observation.
Hours later the vehicle that the suspects were travelling in was spotted driving on Mthoko Road in Inchanga area, she said.
Ngcobo said the vehicle was intercepted and the two men in the vehicle matched the description given by the victim.
“They were both searched and found in possession of two pistols, a signal jamming device, five cellphones including the one that belonged to the victim,” she said.
She said the police also recovered various tools in the suspects’ vehicle.
Ngcobo added that police were taken to where the bakkie was recovered.
“A preliminary investigation revealed that one of the firearms was stolen in Isipingo during August 2018,” she said.
The suspects are expected to appear before court soon.
