PICS: Several vehicles stolen in different provinces found at Modjadjiskloof scrapyard
Police said one of the vehicles, a Ford Ranger bakkie, belongs to a financial institution after the owner defaulted on instalments.
Image: SAPS
Limpopo police have seized seven vehicles during a multi-disciplinary, intelligence-driven operation at a scrapyard in Modjadjiskloof, in the Mopani District.
The operation was carried out on Wednesday, 19 November, after information was received about suspicious activities at the scrapyard. Members of the Provincial Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit (VCIU), several specialised SAPS units and private-sector partners took part.
Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba confirmed that 80 vehicles were inspected during the raid, with seven subsequently confiscated for further investigation.
The Volkswagen Polo was reported stolen in 2023, in Hebron, North West
Image: SAPS
The vehicles include two Isuzu KB bakkies reported stolen in Westenburg, Limpopo, in February 2021, both fitted with Gauteng registration numbers; a gold Volkswagen Polo reported stolen in Hebron, North West, in 2023; a blue Renault Sandero stolen in Westenburg in 2021; and a gold Ford Ranger belonging to a financial institution after the owner defaulted on instalments.
The blue Renault Sandero was stolen in Westenburg in 2021
Image: SAPS
Also seized were a white Ford Ranger linked to a 2023 business robbery in Putfontein, Gauteng, and a white Nissan NP300 reported stolen in Thohoyandou earlier this year.
Ledwaba said the scrapyard owner was not on the premises at the time of the operation, and police are working to trace him. All seven vehicles have been taken in for forensic and further investigative processes.
The white Nissan NP300 was reported stolen in Thohoyandou in 2025
Image: SAPS
Limpopo provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe welcomed the breakthrough, praising the cooperation between SAPS units and private partners.
“This successful operation demonstrates the effectiveness of integrated policing and the strong partnerships we have built with the private sector. Vehicle crime syndicates continue to undermine the safety and economic stability of our communities, and we will not relent in dismantling these networks,” she said.
Investigations continue.
IOL News