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Police recovered a truck and groceries worth millions of rands  after a horse and trailer travelling from  Makhanda to East London was hijacked on the N2 near Ntabozuko (Berlin ) around 9.30pm on Monday, 23 August.

South African Police Service spokesperson Segreant Majola Nkohli said a bakkie with six armed men opened fire on the truck forcing the driver to stop.

“They then pulled him out and tied him in the bushes before driving off with the truck,” Nkohli said. “The driver managed to free himself and looked for help from the nearby location where he was taken to the Berlin police station for assistance.”

A search was activated with the assistance of King  William’s Town flying squad and, with the help of a tracker, a signal was  picked at Hogsback. 

“On recovery of the truck, information led the police to a warehouse in Balfour, where more of the goods were hidden,” Nkohli said. “The BCM District Commander, Major General Henry Vos, commended  the outstanding work of the King William’s Town flying squad.”

No arrests had been made at this stage, Nkohli said.

• This is an edited media release from SAPS (Eastern Cape).

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