The Provincial Organised Crime Unit in Port Elizabeth has arrested a 30-year-old man on a charge of theft and making a false statement under oath.
Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says Elton Schoeman alleged that he was hijacked at gunpoint by unknown men on the N2 Freeway near Bluewater Bay in Port Elizabeth at around 3.30am on Saturday morning.
The suspect was the driver of a truck which was loaded with liquor to the value of R800 000.
On further investigation the driver admitted that he was not robbed but instead agreed with the unknown men to steal the liquor.
Naidu says more arrests are imminent.
Schoeman appeared in the Motherwell magistrates' court on Tuesday and was released on R500 bail.
The case was remanded until the 2nd of July.
Police issued a warning to the public not to waste the resources of SAPS by making false claims.
