On Thursday, 20 July 2023, the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation in Pretoria arrested four suspects aged 29, 33, 37 and 44 for theft and possession of suspected stolen motor vehicle parts worth an estimated R1.1 million.
The Hawks received information from the Ford Motor Vehicle Company of South Africa (FMCSA) about the possible theft of engines.
Following up on the information, it was later established that the theft allegedly occurred in the premises of the FMCSA whereby a truck from a courier company was used to load racks with about 36 engines.
After the truck was loaded, it exited the premises without following proper procedure and later went to offload at Charles Leyds Street in Eersterust on the instructions to the driver by the forklift instructor.
The racks and forklift were found at the drop off address without the engines. Two elderly persons found in the premises explained that they did not know about the cargo.
Four suspects including two FMCSA security personnel, a mechanical repair shop owner and the truck driver were arrested for possession of suspected stolen property.
They will be appearing in the Pretoria Magistrates’ court on Monday, 24 July 2023.
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