By Johnathan Paoli
Prominent North West businessman Suliman Carrim has been charged alongside two other suspects in connection with attempted theft of motor vehicles, fraud and uttering after police intercepted two vehicles allegedly destined for Malawi at the Beitbridge border post in Musina in July.
Police national spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the suspects were expected to appear in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
The businessman was identified as Carrim by eNCA, although Mathe did not confirm his identity.
She said the case stemmed from an incident on 22 July, when police stationed at the Beitbridge border post intercepted the two vehicles.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the vehicles were allegedly being transported from Mahikeng towards the Beitbridge border post for onward travel to Malawi,” Mathe said.
She said arrangements had allegedly been made to obtain bank authorisation documents to facilitate the legal cross-border movement of the vehicles.
However, the
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