Four suspects between the ages of 28 and 49 will face charges of possession of suspected robbed property and contravention of Hazardous Substance Act 15 of 1973, on Monday, 13 May 2024, in the Midrand Magistrate’s Court.
The suspects, driving a BMW with blue lights, forcibly intercepted a Toyota double cab bakkie and hijacked it, in Bekkersdal area on 23 November 2023. Inside the vehicle was a Troxler soil density gauge, containing hazardous substance. The gauge contains a radio-active source and poses a severe threat to human health if leakage occurs. The hijacked vehicle was later found stripped, in Soweto soon after the incident, but the soil density gauge remained missing.
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