JOHANNESBURG - South African traffic officers arrested two Zimbabwean nationals as they recovered a stolen vehicle last week near Hartbeespoortdam in Mpumalanga.It is alleged that the vehicle in which the two suspects were travelling was pulled over by two traffic officers between Peaconwood and the Lanseria T-junction. The two officers were on patrol duty on the R512 in the Broederstroom area as part of their 2010 Football World Cup deployment.
On further investigation, the officers found that the vehicle, a white Mazda Midge sedan had been reported stolen in Denilton, Mpumalanga province. They immediately arrested the occupants and handed them and the stolen vehicle, over to Hartbeespoort Police.
The Hartbeespoort Police spokesperson Sam Van de Merwe confirmed the arrests of the Zimbabweans and said investigations are at an advanced stage as the culprits were helping them with investigations.
Two Zimbabwes were arrested and they are helping us with investigations, as this stolen vehicle was recovered on their hands.
This is the second incident involving the arrest of Zimbabweans since the World Cup kick started on June 11. In the first incident Zimbabweans, were arrested for stealing from the tourist in the North West with the aid of the Nigerians.
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