Due to the speedy response of SAPS Kwazakele Vispol Task Team members, a hijacked bakkie with its contents was recovered within 45 minutes of the incident.
It is alleged that on Thursday, 1 July 2012 at about 16:30, a bakkie loaded with furniture was hijacked in Joe Slovo by 3 unknown males. The driver and his crew were also robbed of their personal belongings.
At about 17:10 SAPS Kwazakele Vispol Task Team members received information of furniture being offloaded in Manama Street in Zwide. The area was extensively searched and some of the furniture was found in a yard in Isundu Street in Soweto-On-Sea.
The bakkie was recovered in Manga Street. No suspects arrested. The value of the recovered property is R30 000.
A case of vehicle hijacking is under investigation.
