The acting provincial police commissioner, Tommy Mthombeni, says their weekly checks have been successful.

"This is part of the second phase of the operation, as I have indicated previously, the second phase is looking at the second-hand goods, integrated with Tracker and members of the SAPS, those who deal with second hand and vehicle crime investigation," he said.

"This operation is indeed a success as we found two motor vehicles that were positively stolen."

Meanwhile, Police Minister Bheki Cele on Wednesday urged South Africans to do the right thing and spare themselves a criminal record.

The minister said he hopes the arrests will stop citizens from breaking the law.

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