STOLEN GOODS WORTH OVER 50MILLION RECOVERED BY POLICE


GAUTENG - On Wednesday, 01 December 2021, Gauteng Organised Crime Investigation led a team of members to raid a storage facility in Muldersdrift where goods worth over 50 million rands and a truck were seized. A suspect was arrested for possession of stolen property.
On 26 November 2021, Organised Crime Investigation received intelligence on a storage facility that was used by a syndicate that hijacks cargo trucks and rob warehouses. The storage facility was placed under surveillance by Crime Intelligence.

The team that raided the storage facility comprised of members from West Rand K9, Counter Narcotics Intelligence, Intelligence Collection and Domestic Drug Smuggling.
During the raid, the police seized boxes of cigarettes, electronic household appliances, various other electronic equipment and clothing brands. Preliminary investigations suggest that these recovered goods were destined to be distributed and sold on the black market in Johannesburg.

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