This guy stole all the tools of the trade - only for his thieving career to go up in smoke
He's only 24 but he is a professional. Flying Squad police have nabbed a thief who is clearly not new to crime‚ judging from the equipment he was caught with - a car jamming device‚ a stolen vehicle and a boot-load of illicit loot. But the guys in blue were equally good‚ catching him a mere half an hour after he stole 400 cartons of cigarettes.Describing how the bust went down‚ Western Cape police Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said the boxes of cigarettes were taken during a robbery in Goodwood at 10am. Police officers attached to the Flying Squad then followed up information about where the boxes were delivered.They recovered more than 400 cartons packed in a Nissan bakkie inside a garage of a house in Albert Luthuli Street in Browns Farm‚ he said.The LDV was reported stolen in May 2016 in the Strand area.Police further recovered a jamming device (signal blocker) being charged inside the kitchen."A 24-year-old suspect will be charged for the possession of stolen property‚ stolen vehicle and a signal blocker and he will appear in Goodwood Magistrate Court once charged‚" Rwexana said.He added: "Members were applauded for their quick response because the bakkie and cigarettes were recovered just in half an hour after the incident occurred."..
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