A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of nearly R450 000 from a stationary vehicle in Paarden Island, Cape Town.
Police also confiscated three jamming devices at an address in Mitchells Plain.
Police say the theft was reported by a businessman on Monday, who suspected that his car was jammed.
“He was transporting cash to the bank and he 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 Anti-Economic Crime Task Team received information that suspects were splitting the money at an address in 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,” says Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala.
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