Cape Town - A 65-year-old man has been arrested for being in possession of rolls of Telkom cables worth R50 000.
Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said continued efforts to bring those responsible for destroying essential infrastructure to book yielded positive results when members of the Economic Infrastructure Task Team arrested the man for the possession of Telkom cable on Tuesday.
“The members were busy with a compliance inspection at an identified scrap dealer in Mfuleni when they found 17 rolls of Telkom cable on the premises.
“Further investigation led the members to a farm in Stellenbosch where they found 500 kilograms of cable. The estimated street value of the cables is R50 000,” Twigg said.
Once charged, the suspect will appear in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s court on a charge of possession of presumed stolen property.
In an unrelated matter, members of the Maitland Flying Squad arrested a 49-year-old man for the possession of a hijacked vehicle and an imitation firearm in Athlone on Tuesday evening.
“The members followed up information about a vehicle that was hijacked in Mitchells Plain, and while patrolling in Athlone area spotted the vehicle,” Twigg said.
The suspect is due to make a court appearance in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
Cape Times