Police have arrested two men aged 30-years-old and 39-years-old for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle.
On 26 July 2023, a private security company spotted a suspicious vehicle with two male occupants that was traveling along the R22 road during a High Density Operation at Hluhluwe area.
The police and private security managed to chase and stopped the suspicious vehicle at Kwamduku area.
The suspicious bakkie was found with a fabricated registration number and fraudulent licence disk.
It is alleged that this vehicle was hijacked on the same day and sought by Umlazi police.
The suspects were charged with possession of suspected stolen vehicle and contravention with immigration act and they appeared before Ubombo Magistrates Court on 27 July 2023.
The suspects are remanded in custody for a formal bail application and they will appear in Ubombo Magistrates Court on 3 August 2023.
The District Commissioner Major General Mduduzi Shezi has applauded the arrests and further appreciated the commitment of all law-enforcement agencies in fighting crime at Umkhanyakude.
