TWO SAPS officials attached to the Kimberley Vehicle Crime Investigations unit will remain in custody after being denied bail in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court.
Detective Sergeant Khiba Zulu and Detective Sergeant Tshepo Thae are facing a series of charges, including fraud, corruption, forgery, theft, defeating the ends of justice, and contravention of Section 9 of the Justice Act.
The officers are alleged to be part of a vehicle syndicate involving both police officials and civilians.
They allegedly seized vehicles, including a Kia Rio, Jeep Cherokee, BMW, and Porsche, valued at approximately R2.5 million in Kimberley, with the intention of selling them in the city and the Free State during September and October 2024.
The vehicles were reportedly never booked into the police pound, and their chassis numbers were allegedly tampered…