A stolen Toyota Land Cruiser ZX valued at R2.2 million was recovered by police during a joint anti-smuggling operation on the N1 near Makhado in Limpopo.
A luxury vehicle worth more than R2 million, allegedly destined to be smuggled out of South Africa through the Beitbridge border post, has been recovered by police following a coordinated anti-smuggling operation in Limpopo.
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), a multi-disciplinary operation involving the Provincial Investigation Unit, Provincial Tracking Team and several private security partners led to the recovery of a stolen Toyota Land Cruiser 300 ZX valued at R2.2 million and the arrest of a 46-year-old suspect on the N1 near Makhado.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said the operation was launched after authorities received information that a suspected stolen vehicle was being transported from Gauteng to Limpopo and was intended to be smuggled out of the country through the Beitbridge Port of Entry.
“Acting on information that a suspected stolen vehicle was on its way from Gauteng to Limpopo for smuggling out of the country through the Beitbridge Port of Entry, operational teams kept observation along the N1 from Gauteng,” Mashaba said.
