By: Natasha Archary
The Willowton Group has confirmed that some of the stolen Sunfoil cooking oil has been recovered in the Vaal and Vanderbijlpark.
A substantial amount of 2litre cooking oil was stolen from the group’s warehouse in Kempton Park on 05 October.
Armed robbers entered the off-site warehouse and held staff members at gunpoint before making off with the “liquid gold.”
The group shared that the armed thieves loaded the stolen cooking oil onto three trucks, which were reportedly also stolen.
On Thursday, 06 October, some of the stolen cooking oil was recovered in Vanderbijlpark, as the batch code on the products were used to trace the location.
An 100 000 reward was offered to anyone with information that will lead police to the arrests of those responsible.
According to the Willowton Group, only one arrest has since been made but more of the stolen cooking oil was tracked down at a foreign-owned store in the Vaal.
“Following an armed robbery that took place at Willowton Group’s off-site warehouses in Kempton Park, Johannesburg last Wednesday (5 October 2022), the organisation has announced that further stolen goods have been recovered and another arrest made.”
This time, a pallet of SUNFOIL SUNFLOWER OIL 2L stock was recovered in a foreign-owned superette located in the Vaal Triangle region, which was identified by the stolen good batch codes.”
Members of the public are urged to not purchase the stolen stock which is being traced via the batch codes.
The R100 000 reward is still being offered and any information on the stolen goods can be reported to 082 888 7813. All information will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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