Progress made in battle against cross-border crime, says Cele
Police are making progress in the battle against cross-border crimes in northern KZN, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Monday.
Cele said police have managed to return 63 vehicles stolen by hijackers in uMkhanyakude to their owners.
Speaking at an imbizo in Manguzi, Cele said 48 of the 103 suspects nabbed are on trial.
Police have confiscated more than 120 vehicles.
He said they've seen another disturbing trend where people have been hijacking their own vehicles just to cash in on insurance claims.
"There are 61 vehicles which we have and are subject to court litigation, and we have also identified who they belong to.
"There are also 26 vehicles whose owners could not be traced, and another 42 of the vehicles had been used to commit a crime. We don't know whether they were used when criminals were going to bomb, rape or rob houses."
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