He was transporting cash to the bank, and he made a stop at Section Street, Paarden Eiland.
That is when he suspected his vehicle was jammed.
“When he came back, the motor vehicle was unlocked, and a cash amount of R449 000 was missing.”
Gwala says the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team received information that suspects were splitting the money at an address on Mockingbird Street, Watergate.
“They immediately went to the mentioned address and found a 44-year-old male suspect. A search was conducted, and three signal jamming devices were found, as well as a large sum of cash that he could not account for. The suspect was arrested for possession of stolen property.”
#sapsWC [POLICE RECOVER A LARGE SUM OF MONEY AND THREE SIGNAL JAMMING DEVICES IN WATERGATE]
Members of the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team in collaboration with the Counterfeit and #IllicitGoods Policing Team recovered an undisclosed amount of cash, that was stolen from a motor vehicle in Paarden Eiland on Monday 09 November 2026.
A businessman from the Maitland area reported that he was transporting cash to the bank and made a stop at Section Street, Paarden Eiland. That is when he suspects his vehicle was jammed. When he came back, the motor vehicle was unlocked and a cash amount of R449 000 was missing.
The #AntiEconomicCrime Task Team received information that suspects were splitting the money at an address on Mockingbird Street Watergate. They immediately went to the mentioned address and found a 44-year-old male suspect. A search was conducted and three signal jamming devices were found, as well as a large sum of cash that he could not account for.
The suspect was arrested for possession of stolen property and will appear before the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court once charged.
#sapsWC [POLICE RECOVER A LARGE SUM OF MONEY AND THREE SIGNAL JAMMING DEVICES IN WATERGATE]
Members of the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team in collaboration with the Counterfeit and #IllicitGoods Policing Team recovered an undisclosed amount of cash, that was stolen from a motor vehicle in Paarden Eiland on Monday 09 November 2026.
A businessman from the Maitland area reported that he was transporting cash to the bank and made a stop at Section Street, Paarden Eiland. That is when he suspects his vehicle was jammed. When he came back, the motor vehicle was unlocked and a cash amount of R449 000 was missing.
The #AntiEconomicCrime Task Team received information that suspects were splitting the money at an address on Mockingbird Street Watergate. They immediately went to the mentioned address and found a 44-year-old male suspect. A search was conducted and three signal jamming devices were found, as well as a large sum of cash that he could not account for.
The suspect was arrested for possession of stolen property and will appear before the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court once charged.
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