GQEBERHA – Immediate activation of information led to the arrest of a suspect (23) on charges of possession of ammunition and suspected stolen property, shortly after a hijacking was reported on Monday, 12 September 2022 at Kwadwesi.

It is alleged that on abovementioned date at approximately 11:40, members attached to the Nelson Mandela Bay District Crime Combatting Unit received information of a vehicle, an Opel Kadett, that was hijacked in Uitenhage Road, Kwadwesi extension. The members immediately acted on the information they received and on arrival at a residence in Mqowa Street, Ikamvelihle, they found the suspect jumping over the fence. Upon searching the suspect, the members recovered a live 9mm ammunition. The members searched the house where the suspect was found and recovered the following suspected stolen items, 56 cell phones, 49 DSTV decoders, 30 universal chargers, 45 power banks for cell phones, a Samsung tablet, 2 laptops with bags, a canon printer, computer keyboards and a Wi-Fi router with an estimated value of R300 000-00. The suspect was unable to provide any information or proof of purchase. 

It was later established that the complainant in the hijacking was busy with deliveries in Kwadwesi and surrounding areas, while stationary at the corner of Mkwenkwe and Uitenhage Road, when he was approached by three suspects, one armed with a firearm. The complainant was forced out of his vehicle and the suspects drove off with the Opel Kadett with all the content inside. The vehicle was later recovered abandoned in Joe Slovo area. 

The suspect was detained and will appear before the Motherwell Magistrate’s Court soon.   

Source: South African Police Service