Duo arrested for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle on the N1

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Two men, aged 25 and 41, have been arrested for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle on the N1.

According to a report, a lookout for a white Mazda Etude suspected to have been stolen from a parking lot area at a company in Vanderbijlpark was received on Friday night.

“The Fezile Dabi District highway patrol team traced the stolen vehicle, and it was spotted on the N1 near the Rooiwal offramp heading towards Kroonstad,” said Free State police spokesperson Sergeant Josephine Rani.

Adding that the vehicle was intercepted and pulled over, and two males were arrested.

The pair is expected to appear before the Koppies magistrate’s court soon on charges of possession of a suspected stolen vehicle.

Meanwhile, an accused has been convicted and sentenced by the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for fraud and money laundering of over R4.5 million.

Amanda Gloria Edgar, 44, was convicted and sentenced on Wednesday for fraud and money laundering.

Gauteng HAWKS spokesperson, Warrant Officer Thatohatsi Mavimbela, said between October 2015 and September 2016 the complainant was in the process of purchasing a property in Croatia.

“The complainant met up with who they thought was the owner of the property they were intending on purchasing when during the negotiations they agreed that the property would be sold at €850 000.

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“€300 000 would be payable immediately and the rest of the balance would be payable within two years as stipulated in the contract.

“Soon after the meeting, the complainant received the contract via email stipulating the amount that was agreed upon and an FNB bank account that the complainant must make payment of over R4,5 million into and the payment was made on the same day,” Mavimbela explained.

He stated that the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) contacted the complainant after flagging the transaction and alerted him that a fraudulent transaction was taking place with his account.

Mavimbela added that, however the complainant confirmed that the payment was for a property they were purchasing.

Scammer arrested

“The matter was reported to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation and investigations revealed that the victim was scammed and the bank account they had paid the R4,5 million into belonged to a company named, Peak Global owned by the accused Amanda Edgar.

“Investigations further revealed that Edgar upon receiving the money transferred it to various business and personal bank accounts.

“On 23 October 2023, Edgar was arrested at Delft Police station and was subsequently granted bail. On Wednesday, 10 September 2025, the accused was convicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonment, which five years is suspended,” Mavimbela concluded.