PARKTOWN - Police received information about a warehouse in Johannesburg that is used as a storage for parts of hijacked vehicles.
The information was operationalised and a team from Gauteng Highway Patrol, SAPS Crime Intelligence, Hawks, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department K9 and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department Specialized Task Team proceeded to the identified warehouse in Booysens, Johannesburg on Tuesday, 07 September 2021.
Inside the warehouse, police found several parts of vehicles. In those parts, ten of the engines were linked to high performance vehicles that were reportedly hijacked around Gauteng. More parts are still being tested.
Also at the scene, police discovered goods worth millions of rands that are suspected to be taken from hijacked trucks.
A suspect, aged 28, who is reported to be the owner of the warehouse has been arrested and will be charged with possession of parts of cars that are suspected to be hijacked and possession of stolen property. The second suspect, aged 23, was arrested after he came to the crime scene and offered the police a bribe, he is facing a charge of bribery.