Durban police arrest 4 suspects, recover vehicle hours after it was hijacked in Pietermaritzburg

Hours after a vehicle was hijacked in Sweetwaters in Pietermaritzburg this morning Durban police arrested four suspects and recovered the vehicle

Durban police arrest four suspects in possession of a vehicle that was hijacked this morning in Sweetwaters in Pietermaritzburg. Picture: Supplied.

Published Oct 24, 2021

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DURBAN - Hours after a vehicle was hijacked in Sweetwaters in Pietermaritzburg today, Durban police arrested four suspects and recovered the vehicle on the N3 highway.

KwaZulu-Natal regional police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said at 9:30am today police officers from the Durban Flying Squad received information from a tracking company about a vehicle that was hijacked in Pietermaritzburg.

Gwala said the vehicle was reported to be travelling on the N3 highway towards Durban.

“The vehicle was spotted and intercepted near the M13 on-ramp. With the assistance of the K9 Unit, four suspects aged between 19 and 25 were placed under arrest,” she said.

Gwala said two knives were found inside the vehicle.

“The investigation revealed that the vehicle was hijacked at Sweetwaters in Pietermaritzburg this morning,” she said.

Police said the suspects were expected to appear before the Durban Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.

Meanwhile, last month, three suspects, between the ages of 28 and 31, appeared at the Durban Magistrate’s Court.

Police said it was alleged that three armed men allegedly hijacked a motorist while on Down Avenue in Montclair on September 11, 2021 at 7pm.

“The suspects shot the victim in the leg before robbing him of his cellphone and a vehicle. They fled with the victim's vehicle. Charges of carjacking and attempted murder were opened at Montclair SAPS,” said provincial police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele.

Two days later, police officers, together with the vehicle-tracking company, followed up information regarding the hijacked vehicle.

“The information led the team to Malangeni on the South Coast where the vehicle was spotted. Three suspects aged between 28 and 31 were placed under arrest for possession of a stolen vehicle. They will also be profiled to check if they are linked to other carjacking cases reported in Montclair and surrounding areas,” said Mbele.

Durban police arrested four suspects and recovered a vehicle that was hijacked this morning in Sweetwaters in Pietermaritzburg. Picture: Supplied.

Durban police arrested four suspects and recovered a vehicle that was hijacked this morning in Sweetwaters in Pietermaritzburg. Picture: Supplied.

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