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Three men were arrested in possession of a suspected stolen vehicle in Makhanda on Sunday 22 August, two hours after the vehicle was allegedly hijacked in Kariega.

South African Police Service spoksperson Sergeant Majola Nkohli said that around 7pm on Sunday, 22 August the Grahamstown K9 unit were conducting patrols, when they received a signal and the location of a vehicle allegedly hijacked in KwaNobuhle, Kariega about two hours earlier.

Moments later, a blue Chevrolet bakkie was spotted in Beaufort Street, Makhanda, and they pulled it off the road.

The three occupants were arrested and detained in the Grahamstown Police Station for possession of suspected stolen property, and the vehicle was seized for further investigation. The three men, ranging in age from 19 to 43, are due to appear in the Kwanobuhle magistrate’s court on Wednesday, 25 August 2021 on charges of hijacking and possession of stolen property.

• This is an edited media release from the South African Police Service’s provincial media liaison office.

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