Polokwane – Police have arrested a 25-year-old driver caught driving a stolen vehicle towards the Beitbridge Port of Entry.
The Chery Omoda, reported stolen in Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, is valued at about R400 000.
A team of law enforcers acted on a tip-off and intercepted the stolen vehicle near the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Friday, 25 September 2026.
The team included the police Provincial Tracking Team and Provincial Investigation Unit, supported by ShadowSecure Security, Limpopo Tactical Security, and Tshimollo Security and Investigations.
The police seized the stolen vehicle and arrested the driver.
Further investigation revealed that the driver had previously been arrested in March 2026 at Kranskop Tollgate while driving a stolen Range Rover towards Beitbridge.
He was subsequently granted bail by the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court, Limpopo.
The arrested driver is expected to appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 28 September 2026.
He is facing several charges, including possession of a suspected stolen motor vehicle, driving a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s licence, and fraud relating to allegedly false registration plates displayed on the vehicle.
Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Jan Scheepers, welcomed the arrest and commended the operational teams and private security partners for their continued efforts to disrupt the movement of stolen vehicles towards the provincial borders.
