Pretoria - A Nigerian man was sentenced to three years in jail by a special World Cup court in Pretoria for the possession of 30 stolen World Cup tickets, police said on Thursday.
Kunle Benjamin was arrested by police in Sunnyside, Pretoria on Sunday after they noticed him driving erratically, Brigadier Sally de Beer said.
"As the suspect was acting suspiciously police decided to search him and the 30 tickets were discovered," she said.
"The police investigating officer checked the tickets with a FIFA ticketing office and it was discovered that they were purchased by two men via the internet and that their addresses could not be verified."
Benjamin appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday charged with possessing stolen property.
He was unable to tell the court how he came to be in possession of the tickets and was sentenced to three years in jail without the option of a fine, De Beer said.
Kunle Benjamin was arrested by police in Sunnyside, Pretoria on Sunday after they noticed him driving erratically, Brigadier Sally de Beer said.
"As the suspect was acting suspiciously police decided to search him and the 30 tickets were discovered," she said.
"The police investigating officer checked the tickets with a FIFA ticketing office and it was discovered that they were purchased by two men via the internet and that their addresses could not be verified."
Benjamin appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday charged with possessing stolen property.
He was unable to tell the court how he came to be in possession of the tickets and was sentenced to three years in jail without the option of a fine, De Beer said.