Five men were arrested after they were found driving a stolen vehicle and in possession of a small amount of drugs in Grahamstown on Tuesday.
Five men were arrested after they were found driving a stolen vehicle and in possession of a small amount of drugs in Grahamstown on Tuesday.
Grahamstown police spokesperson Captain Luvuyo Mjekula said the men were arrested at about 11.30am in Scott's Farm, driving a red Toyota Conquest. Mjekula said the vehicle was apparently stolen in Port Elizabeth.
“It was the detectives in the elections task team who caught the men while they were doing their duties. As they spotted and followed the suspicious Toyota Conquest, the driver tried to speed away but police gave chase and managed to cut it off and pull it over.
“But not before it reversed into a police car. The car chase, which went through Sun City Street, ended when the police cornered the suspects’ car. To stop the fleeing vehicle, one policeman drove in front of it and cut it off.
“The stolen vehicle driver then stopped and unwittingly reversed into a police vehicle that had been giving chase.
“All five men, two locals and three from Port Elizabeth, were ordered out of the vehicle and arrested,” said Mjekula.
He said the men, aged between 20 and 25, will soon appear in the Grahamstown Magistrate’s court and face charges of possession of a stolen vehicle.
Mjekula said police confirmed that the vehicle had been reported stolen from Humewood in Port Elizabeth.
Meanwhile, members of Grahamtown Highway Patrol and K9 units arrested a man aged between 20 and 25 on a charge of possession of dagga on the N2 on the same day.
Constables Mervin Frans, Lesley Jack and Siphosiso Songongo were conducting stop and search duties when they discovered that a hitch-hiker had dagga concealed in his bag.
The dagga was 3.4kg in weight,with a street value of R10 200. The suspect is due to appear in court this week.
In another incident, police found dagga in a luxury bus but no arrests were made as it could not be linked to anyone.
The dagga weighed 6.28kg and had a street value of R18 600.
