Amalungu eSouth African Police Service (SAPS) eNorth West abophe izakhamuzi ezintathu zasePakistan, futhi athatha cishe u-1 860 wamakhilogramu wezintambo zethusi ngesikhathi sokusebenza okusekele olwazini olutholakele (intelligence-driven operation) eZeerust. Lo msebenzi wenziwa ngoMgqibelo, mhla ziyi-12 kuMandulo 2026, cishe ngo-19:30, ngemuva kokuba uMnyango Wezobunhloli Obhekene Nobugebengu (Crime Intelligence) uthole ulwazi mayelana nezimoto ezazithutha izintambo zethusi.

Amalungu e-Zeerust Crime Intelligence, i-Visible Policing kanye ne-Zeerust Traffic, esizwa yi-Klerksdorp Organised Crime Unit, amise imoto iJeep emhlophe kanye neToyota Hilux GD-6 yesiliva eduze kwesiteshi sikaphethiloli. Kwaphinde kwabonakala imoto iNissan Tiida emhlophe, okusolwa ukuthi yayihamba iphelezela lezi zimoto. Amaphoyisa athatha izimoto ezintathu, omakhalekhukhwini abahlanu kanye nezikhwama ezicishe zibe ngu-40 eziqukethe izintambo zethusi.

U-Bilal Ali, oneminyaka engu-28, no-Rukhsar Arshaad, oneminyaka engu-28, baboshiwe futhi babekwa icala lokutholakala nezintambo zethusi okusolwa ukuthi zintshontshiwe. U-Muhammad Awais, oneminyaka engu-33, okusolwa ukuthi wayephelezela lezi zimoto, naye waboshwa ngemuva kokuthi kuthiwa wazama ukufumbathisa amaphoyisa imali enegango-R100 000 ukuze kukhululwe labo abasolwa. Amaphoyisa ayenqaba le mali yenkohlakalo, kwathi u-Awais wabekwa icala lenkohlakalo.

Izintambo zethusi zizohlolwa futhi ziqinisekiswe kabanzi, kuyilapho labo abasolwa bephenywa mayelana nodaba oluhlobene nalolu olwenzeka eRustenburg kanye nesimo sabo sokungena nokuhlala ezweni (immigration status). Bobathathu bavele eNkantolo kaMantshi yaseZeerust ngoMsombuluko, mhla ziyi-14 kuMandulo, futhi bagcinwa esitokisini kuze kube umhla zingama-23 kuMandulo 2026.