NELSPRUIT - Felecity Boitumelo Tshwarelo Menyayiso (31) was granted R4000 bail after her court appearance at Komatipoort Magistrate's Court for possession of suspected stolen vehicle. She is expected to make her second court date appearance on 04 October 2022.

Her court appearance follows her arrest after she was found driving a vehicle worth about R1,5 million which was reported stolen in Randburg (Gauteng Province) last month (August 2022).

Intelligent driven information was received on Thursday, 01 September 2022 that there was a white suspected stolen Lexus sedan with Gauteng registration number plates en-route to Lebombo Port of Entry which was due to be smuggled out of the country.

An urgent operation was set up by Lebombo Port of Entry Tracing Team on the N4 at about 11h00 am which resulted in the arrest of the South African female driver who was with a Mozambican male passenger. The passenger was later released after preliminary investigation revealed that he was given a lift by the said woman.

The Provincial Commissioner of Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has appreciated the work done in the fight against the smuggling of vehicles from the country into neighbouring countries. "The cry by our citizens regarding mass smuggling of suspected stolen vehicles from the country into neighbouring countries has been heard and police as well as other law enforcement agencies are working tirelessly to deal with the situation. We further appreciate the people that are reporting such activities to the authorities" said the General.

Source: South African Police Service