Another suspect arrested in truck attacks
A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the torching of trucks over the past five days.
According to police , he was arrested in Emalahleni on Thursday night. All the suspects will appear in court on Monday, they are facing charges of malicious damages to property.
The police’s Athlenda Mathe explained: “Police are still hot on the heels of most suspects – which involve the ringleaders of these sporadic incidents. We continue with our high-density operations through roadblocks, stop and searching and the tracing the operations of these wanted suspects.”
Minister of Police Bheki Cele said at least 21 trucks have been torched in five separate incidents across the country.
In a media briefing on Wednesday, Cele said one of the motives that police are investigating is the long-standing frustration of local truck drivers over the hiring of foreigners in the freight logistics industry.
“Which then angers the South African drivers because they say they employ them cheaper, they exploit them, and they can then manage not to employ South African drivers because they employ these ones and exploit them cheaper.”
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