Cop, 15 others nabbed for hijacking tyre truck in Durban
Police in Durban have nabbed 16 people believed to be linked to the
hijacking of a truck transporting tyres.
The owner of a tyre fitment centre, his wife, son and several taxi drivers were arrested on Sunday.
KZN police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the truck was hijacked under mysterious circumstances in Umbilo on Saturday afternoon.
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The empty truck was recovered within an hour in Springfield.
"Intelligence led the police to a tyre fitment centre in New Germany where the suspects were found loading the suspected stolen tyres onto another truck.
“Preliminary investigations suggest that the hijacked truck made a stop at the tyre fitment centre to offload the tyres before it was abandoned in Springfield.”
An off-duty police officer was also arrested after he was found at the crime scene.
His vehicle was impounded for further investigations.
