{"id":39218,"date":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/?guid=e96c16b68d875ffaecff7be0914dd3df"},"modified":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","slug":"suspect-nabbed-for-stealing-krugerrands-worth-r7-8m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/suspect-nabbed-for-stealing-krugerrands-worth-r7-8m\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect nabbed for stealing Krugerrands worth R7.8m"},"content":{"rendered":"
A 54-year-old suspect is scheduled to make his first court appearance on a charge of theft in the Knysna Magistrates Court today.<\/p>\n
Knysna detectives, assisted by the Tsitsikamma K9 Unit, closed in on a residence in Wilderness near George on Thursday. Police arrested a 54-year-old wanted man, who had been on the run since 2012 in connection with the theft of Krugerrands to the estimated value of R7.8million.<\/p>\n
The arrest came after members of the police force followed up on a lead.<\/p>\n
A warrant of arrest was issued by the Knysna Magistrates Court in connection with the theft that was allegedly perpetrated between May 2011 and March 2012.<\/p>\n
Eden Cluster Commander, Brig Phumzile Cetyana, has commended the investigating team and the K9 Unit for their persistence to bring this suspect to book.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis shows our commitment and demonstrates the lengthy arm of the law that will stop at nothing to bring culprits to account for their deeds,\u201d Cetyana said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A 54-year-old suspect is scheduled to make his first court appearance on a charge of theft in the Knysna Magistrates Court today.Knysna detectives, assisted by the Tsitsikamma K9 Unit, closed in on a residence in Wilderness near George on Thursday. Pol…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n