09 October 2014
Ladysmith Visible Policing members were out conducting a crime prevention operation.
At about 06:30 the
members intercepted a vehicle in Illing Road, Ladysmith. The Ford bakkie was
found loaded with metal.
Captain Thulani Zwane
the occupants aged 21 and 25 were unable to provide a proper explanation as to
where the metal was obtained.
Zwane said the two
have been placed under arrest and their vehicle has been seized. Police suspect
that the metal was stolen from a business industry in the Besters area.
Zwane said the steel
is estimated to weigh in at close to 2 tons and is valued at around R30 000.
The suspects will appear in the Ladysmith Magistrates’ court soon. They face
charges of being in possession of suspected stolen property.
Zwane said The Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant
General Mmamonnye Ngobeni commended the good work done by the members.
“We appeal to the community to work together with the police by
supplying information that will lead to the arrest suspects Zwane added.
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