This morning, officers from the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Tactical Response Unit received information from a vehicle tracking company regarding the location of a white Toyota Corolla that was hijacked earlier today along Louis Botha Avenue in Oaklands.
Acting on this information, officers proceeded to a residence in Houghton, previously owned by former President Nelson Mandela. Upon entering the property, officers recovered the hijacked vehicle and apprehended five individuals: four males and one female.
A subsequent search of the premises resulted in the recovery of one unlicensed firearm.
Preliminary information suggests that the female occupant is renting the property and is acquainted with the four male suspects. It is alleged that one of the male suspects is a grandchild of Mandela.
All five suspects have been arrested and will be detained at Norwood SAPS. They will face charges of possession of a hijacked motor vehicle and possession of an unlicensed firearm.