The goods on the truck were declared legal after Police verification. Picture: @NWPGCommSafety
Mahikeng: North West. Police in Mahikeng have on the night of Sunday 09 June 2019 impounded an overloaded Malawi bound truck in Signal Hill, Mahikeng.
The vehicle was taken to the North West SAPS TTA offices where the police verified the goods loaded in the truck.
The North West Province’s Department of Community Safety and Transport Management have quoted in a Media Statement, the MEC responsible for the Department; Sello Lehari as saying:
The process of impounding is necessary as it allows the police to satisfy themselves of any suspicions. Let us thank the police for this brave and swift action. We just cross our fingers, however, and wish that the nabbed truck contains genuine and legitimate stock but if not, the full might of the law will be exercised
According to the Department, it has since emerged that the three Malawian who manned the truck were documented, the goods were legitimate and legally obtained.
The three were instructed to reduce the load on the truck before leaving the country as it violated the weight and height of load as legislated.
The driver maintained that they usually collect goods from Malawians who work in the South Africa and deliver them to respective families in Malawi.
In a Province that is experiencing challenges with damaged roads, Lehari has applauded the flying squad team for ensuring compliance on the roads saying that overloaded vehicles damage the road infrastructure which is costing millions of rands to maintain.