Two male suspects aged between 32 and 40 years were arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and SAPS officers for the possession of a hijacked motor vehicle and unlicensed ammunition in Riverlea.
Following the hijacking of Orlando Pirates soccer player Vincent Pule on Sunday 31st July 2022, in the south of Johannesburg, a team comprising of JMPD K9, SAPS Johannesburg Central Trio Detectives, and Mondeor Trio Tracing were working tirelessly in solving the case and recovering the hijacked vehicle a Black BMW 1 series.
On Friday 12 August 2022, the team followed up on information that led them to a house in Riverlea, where two males were found on the premises.
The sought vehicle, one live AK-47 round, one tracking device, and four sets of registration plates were recovered. Upon recovery, the vehicle’s registration plates and licence disc were changed and it was fitted with false registration plates and licence disc.
Officers verified the vehicle using its Vin and engine number and it was positively identified as the same vehicle which was hijacked from Vincent Pule as per the Moffatview SAPS case.
The two male suspects who are linked to several hijackings in Johannesburg were immediately placed under arrest and
detained at the Langlaagte police station. The vehicle was seized by police and booked in at the SAPS Aeroton pound.
Issued by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department’s Communications Unit