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Musina businessman in court over hijacked vehicles

 

News  Date: 27 January 2006

 

The 44-year-old owner of the Limpopo River Lodge at Musina, Mr Eric Libert, was arrested on Thursday last week, after the SAPS recovered four suspected stolen motor vehicles locked in garages at the lodge.

He appeared in court last Friday and was released on R10 000 bail. He will have to appear in court again on February 17.

On Monday this week, a second suspect, a 30-year-old male, was arrested at Beit Bridge.

Members of the SAPS Provincial Operational Response Service, together with members of the SAPS Crime Intelligence Gathering Unit, acted on information received and recovered a Toyota Corolla, Mercedes Benz, BMW and a Toyota Hilux bakkie, with a combined estimated value of R587 000 at the lodge. It was later established that these vehicles were hijacked in and around Gauteng.

The investigation continues.

 

Written by

Frans van der Merwe

Frans van der Merwe is a freelance journalist with more than 40 years experience in the newspaper industry. Apart from newspaper reporting, he was also involved with radio news, news reading, training and marketing. He has been living and working in Louis Trichardt since 1991.

 

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