A farmer in Limpopo has been arrested after a stolen double cab bakkie was found buried on his farm.
The unusual discovery was made by South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers last week, thanks to a tip-off by another farmer in the Stockpoort area, reports Polokwane Review.
The vehicle was said to have been stolen in Lephalale.
Captain Moses Semono from Joint Tactical Headquarters in the province said in a statement that once the tip-off was received, soldiers, accompanied by Saps’ vehicle crime detection unit, descended on the farm to do a thorough investigation.
“The farmer vehemently denied that there is a vehicle, believed to have been used for criminal activities, hidden on his farm”, Semono said.
“Security forces dug until they found the vehicle, and upon digging deeper, they found an unlicensed shotgun and ammunition”.
The farmer was promptly arrested, and faces charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, as well as possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
