25 October 2014
Police in the North West arrested ten suspects this week for copper cable theft in Marikana and Aquarius mine.
Police managed to arrest the
suspects after they received a tip-off of illegal activities taking place at
one of the shafts of the mine.
Eight of the suspects are
foreign nationals from Mozambique and Zimbabwe while two others are South
Africans.
Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said
Police recovered pots, torches and hacksaws, as
well as tinned food, during the arrests.
Mokgwabone
said some of the suspects were also found in possession
of dagga.
Mokgwabone
said the recovered cables weighed 5 380kg, with an
estimated value of R109 000.
“The group was expected to appear in the Marikana
Periodical Court on Monday to face charges of theft, possession of suspected
stolen goods and possession of dagga Mokgwabone added.
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