Five men arrested after being caught stripping hijacked Land Rover
THOKOZA – IN SOUTH Africa, five men, aged between 25 and 50, were arrested by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Intervention and Cable Theft Unit on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, for allegedly possessing a hijacked motor vehicle.
The arrests took place at approximately 17:10 after officers received information from a reliable source about a silver-grey Land Rover reportedly hijacked in Zonkezizwe.
Acting on the information, officers proceeded to Qwabe Street in Thokoza Extension 1, where they allegedly found the five suspects busy stripping the vehicle
The recovered vehicle was towed to the Aeroton police pound for safekeeping and further investigation.
The suspects were detained at Thokoza Police Station and are expected to appear before the relevant Magistrate’s Court soon.
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