R1,000 bail each for two SA men arrested while dri...

R1,000 bail each for two SA men arrested while driving stolen vehicles to Zimbabwe

Police in Limpopo said Siphiwe Sigasa, 31, and Simphiwe Dhladhla, 32, were intercepted in Limpopo while driving a Toyota Fortuner 2.8 and a Toyota Hilux GD-6 stolen in Gauteng towards Beitbridge port of entry. Picture: Supplied/SAPS

IOL- Simphiwe Dhladhla, 32, and Siphiwe Sigasa, 31, were granted bail R1000 bail each when they appeared before the Mankweng Magistrate's Court for possession of a stolen Toyota Fortuner and a Toyota Hilux GD-6 bakkie, Limpopo police spokesperson, Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said.

“The suspects were granted bail of R1, 000 each when they appeared in court. Their case was postponed to 28 July for further police investigations,” Mashaba responded to a query by IOL.

Last month, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba stated that the two men were arrested during an intense anti-smuggling operation conducted by police in the Capricorn District of Limpopo..

Preliminary police investigations have revealed that the grey Toyota Fortuner 2.8, valued at R900,000 was reported stolen at Muldersdrift in Gauteng province on June 22.

Police said the white Toyota Hilux double cab, valued at R700,000, was freported stolen in Brooklyn, east of Pretoria, in Gauteng province on June 22.

Last year, IOL reported that the regional court at Mokopane, in Limpopo, had convicted and sentenced 35-year-old Shane Mthombeni who was arrested while driving a stolen Toyota Fortuner to Zimbabwe.

At the time, Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said Mthombeni, was sentenced to six years of direct imprisonment, without the option to pay a fine.

Shane Mthombeni was sentenced to six years behind bars after he was arrested while driving a hijacked Toyota Fortuner along the N1 freeway towards Beitbridge border post. Picture: SAPS