60-year-old man arrested with hijacked Hilux at Mpumalanga toll plaza
A 60-year-old Mozambican national has been arrested after police recovered a Toyota Hilux allegedly hijacked in Nelspruit during a stop-and-search operation at the Nkomazi Toll Plaza in Mpumalanga.
A 60-year-old man from Mozambique has been arrested for possession of a hijacked Toyota Hilux at a toll plaza in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The suspect was apprehended at the Nkomazi Toll Plaza on Sunday, September 27, 2026, during a police stop-and-search operation. Officers stopped a silver Toyota Hilux double cab for inspection, noticing it displayed Mpumalanga registration plates.
Collaborating with a vehicle tracking company, police confirmed the car had been hijacked in Nelspruit earlier. The arrested individual is currently charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle and is set to appear in court. This arrest is part of a weekend in which police recovered several other hijacked vehicles in Mpumalanga, totaling at least four.
Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Apaphia Modise praised the swift response and collaboration between police and the tracking company in recovering stolen and hijacked vehicles.
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