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information and searched an
identified house .
Seven bags of wool as well as
several bags containing
copper wire of 138,32 kg
and aluminium products
were found in the house and
MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF outside the yard .
THE PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE The suspect was not in a
EASTERN CAPE: JOE GQABI DISTRICT position to explain where he
found the items .
The 37 year old suspect was
arrested on the charges of
the possession of suspected
s t o l e n p r o p e r t y a n d
appeared in the Elliot
magistrate’s court.
The Joe Gqabi District
Barkly East,27 October policing , detectives and K9 C o m m i s s i o n e r M a j o r
2025 - SAPS Barkly East worked together under the General Lindelwa Vellem
held a successful tracing command of Capt Louw in commended the members
operation during the the areas of town and on the arrest and confisca-
weekend . surrounding townships . tions and encouraged the
On the 25TH October 2025 In Nkululeko township the community to reject and
members from visible members followed up on report stolen goods .

Well done to Roché and Tienie on their extremely successful fundraising event.
Your communities are extremely proud of you.
The following was placed on the Barkly East Information Whatsapp
Group and we thought it may be of interest to our readers . . .
(We have been unable to get further information, but congratulations
to all those involved on this success.

Over the past weeks we involved attempted to stop day without success. The
became aware of a vehicle the vehicle and a shoot out investigation is ongoing.
theft syndicate targeting ensued in the streets of the Property seized: 5 Toyota
Toyota vehicles throughout quiet town. Computer boxes; Bolt
the Eastern Cape and The suspects fled back cutters; Balaclavas; Gloves;
neighbouring provinces. towards Barkly East and a Empty cartridges as well as
Many hours were spent high speed chase was on. other tools used in stealing
tracking and tracing the The suspect vehicle turned motor vehicles.
s u s p e c t s a n d t h e i r down a gravel road, near 1 X Mercedes Benz
movements. Mountain Shadows Hotel, Value R250 000
On the night of Wednesday, which made the chase Units involved: SAPS
22 October, the information extremely difficult and Komani CI; SAPS Komani
gathered pointed to the dangerous. The suspects K9; SAPS Khowa K9; SAPS
suspects planning to steal a dumped the vehicle and fled Barkly East mounted unit;
vehicle in either Barkly East into the dark of night SAPS Engcobo TRT; SAPS
or Elliot. A decision was 1 Suspect was fatally Pops information section;
made to travel to Elliot late wounded in the shoot out Red Guard Security Tactical
that night. and left in the vehicle. The Response; QRRU Armed
Just before 2am the target search for the remaining Reaction; Guardian Defence
vehicle was spotted in Elliot. s u s p e c t s c o n t i n u e d Security; Navic EC; AGRI
The SAPS and other parties throughout the night and EC.