Two men were arrested for possessing human body parts.
This was announced by the South African Police Service in a media statement.
Savanna News has learnt that the two men aged 45 and 49, are expected to appear at the Eerstehoek Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 06 July 2020, for possession of human body parts.
Police said they recovered a leg, placenta, and a knee which was separately collected from a certain house.
The two suspects were arrested on Sunday 05 July 2020, at Elukwatini. Police has not revealed the names of the suspects.
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SAPS sais the arrest of the two suspects is a result of an Intelligence Driven Operation which prompted officers to follow up on information regarding a red sedan which was on its way to Elukwatini with two occupants conveying human body parts.
We publish the full statement below:
Two men aged 45 and 49, are expected to appear at the Eerstehoek Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 06 July 2020, for possession of human body parts. The suspects were arrested on Sunday 05 July 2020, at Elukwatini.
Their arrest spirals from an Intelligence Driven Operation which prompted police to follow up on an information regarding a red sedan which was on its way to Elukwatini with two occupants conveying human body parts. The suspects’ vehicle was intercepted at the Lochiel-Nhlazatshe intersection where police thoroughly searched it and discovered a leg, placenta and a knee which was separately collected from a certain house.
The discovery has sparked an investigation on the matter which police will follow the trail of events to uncover where these parts are from.
The arrest of the suspects is welcomed and the community is encouraged to work with the police to curb any form of criminality.
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