A suspect was arrested in possession of 98 Identity Documents and more than 100 bank cards.
On Friday 11 August 2023 at about 21:30, Selosesha Public Order Policing members received intelligence-led information about a man in possession of a number of Identity Documents.
Members followed the information and it took the team to a house in Zone 4, Selosesha. On arrival, members met a 28-years-old suspect who, upon searching his room, police found 42 Smart card IDs, one Lesotho Passport, 55 Republic of South Africa issued ID books, 105 bank cards from different RSA banking institutions and a birth certificate in his possession.
Investigations are underway to establish the reason for him being in possession of personal documents from different people. He was arrested for unlawfully being in possession of identification documents and for contravening the Immigration Act. Police are pleading with anyone who might have lost or submitted his Identity Document to the 28-year-old to go to Selosesha Police Station so they can retrieve their personal documents.
He will appear in the Thaba Nchu Magistrate Court soon.