Zim Now Writer
A 36-year-old Limpopo man, Tsununu Ahmad Maphosa, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for breaking into a Ford dealership and stealing six new vehicles valued at more than R3 million.
He was denied bail and sentenced to four years in prison for breaking into business premises, and another 15 years for theft of motor vehicles.
Two of the four years for the breaking in charge will run concurrently with the 15-year sentence, which amounts to an effective 17-year sentence.
This sentence comes from an incident in the early hours of 9 December 2017.
Hawks spokesperson, Captain Matimba Maluleke, said Maphosa and his accomplices broke into a Ford dealership in Phalaborwa and stole six Ford vehicles, two Ford Everests and four Ford Rangers.
The case was referred to the Hawks, which led to the recovery of five of the six stolen vehicles in the Masisi area, near the Limpopo River, on the same day the vehicles were reported stolen.
He said the vehicles were intercepted before crossing the Limpopo River into Zimbabwe, and all the drivers ran away.
Maphosa was arrested in the area with the assistance of residents while attempting to flee.
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