A 46-year-old Malawian national has been arrested in Kensington, Johannesburg, after police recovered a Ford Ranger and thousands of bales of jeans suspected to have been stolen during a robbery in Johannesburg central. The recovered goods are estimated to be worth R8 million.

Thembelihle Mabanga

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A 46-year-old Malawian national has been arrested after police recovered goods worth an estimated R8 million during an intelligence-driven operation in Kensington, Johannesburg.

In a statement on Sunday, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said that officers received information about a man allegedly in possession of goods suspected to have been stolen during a robbery in Johannesburg central.

The information led police to an address in Kensington, where they searched the premises and recovered a Ford Ranger allegedly linked to the robbery, as well as five bales of jeans.

Further investigations led officers to a self-storage facility where additional suspected stolen goods were being kept.

Police searched two storage units and recovered 1,700 bales of jeans.

The total estimated value of the recovered goods is approximately R8 million.

The suspect was arrested following the operation.

Police investigations are continuing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the alleged robbery and the recovered goods.