Caught red handed: Police nab four suspects with several Sassa cards
By Staff Reporter
Nonhlanhla Hlatshwayo
DURBAN - Four people have appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of stolen property and contravention of National Credit Act after they were caught with several South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) cards.
This was after the police allegedly caught the four red handed with a 2-litre container with various cards.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele said police officers received information about the group of suspects withdrawing money from an ATM.
“On the night of May 6, 2021, police officers from Brighton Beach SAPS received information about a group of suspects who were in possession of multiple Sassa cards, various bank cards and were busy withdrawing money from an ATM,” she said.