Alleged looter loses posh car

The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has been granted an order to seize a Mercedes Benz C300 Coupe belonging to Mbuso Moloi, the man dubbed the ‘Woolies looter’, says a News24 report. Moloi was arrested after he was caught on camera with a basketful of goods he had allegedly looted at a Woolworths store in Durban during the civil unrest in July. Mbuso later appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court where he was granted R5 000 bail. He has been charged with four counts of theft, public violence, trespassing and contravention of the National Road Traffic Regulations of 2000 by operating a motor vehicle with a number plate displaying a licence number not applicable to the motor vehicle. NPA spokesperson Natasha Kara said his car was allegedly used in the commission of the offence. ‘The car which was preserved on the basis that it is an instrumentality of the offences has an estimated market value of about R507 000. The car will remain with the state until the court grants a forfeiture order,’ said Kara. A video of Moloi trended on social media showing him carrying goods from a Glenwood Woolworths store that was broken into during the unrest in July. In it, he is seen getting into a Mercedes AMG C Class Coupe and driving off with the goods. Mbuso will be back in court 12 October. However, notes a Sunday Tribune report, when approached for comment at his Pinetown home yesterday, Moloi denied that his car had been ‘seized’ and said he was unable to comment further. His attorney, Mfanafuthi Biyela, also claimed to have no knowledge of such action.

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