Staff Reporter.
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployed in Mpumalanga near the Mozambican border, have recovered six luxury vehicles being smuggled to Mozambique.
The vehicles were intercepted and recovered between Saturday and Thursday.
SANDF spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini says the troops were on a festive season operation at the border when they spotted the vehicles.
“Our gallant soldiers from 7 South African Infantry Battalion are currently deployed on the border safeguarding operation and were conducting routine patrols along the South Africa/Mozambique border when they noticed vehicles being driven between the borders of the two countries. When they stopped the vehicles, the occupants left the cars and ran on foot into the bushes leaving the vehicles behind,” says Dlamini.
The recovered cars include Toyota Hilux double-cab bakkies and a Toyota Fortuner.
The vehicles were handed over to the SA Police Service (SAPS) for further investigation.