Police recover R700 000 worth of stolen copper in Botha's Hill
Brigadier Jay Naicker, KZN police spokesperson, said detectives from the Organised Crime Unit tasked with investigating essential infrastructure offences, together with other role players, swooped on a residential premises in the Upper Highway following information of copper cables being stripped on the property.
Also read: Two nabbed with stolen copper worth R850 000 in Malvern
'Police officers found workers stripping copper cables in a container at the back of the building. The owner of the premises failed to provide police with evidence of where the cables were purchased from and was arrested by detectives,' reported Naicker.
The man was detained at the Hillcrest Police Station for being in possession of suspected stolen property and is expected to appear in court soon.
Last week Wednesday, police arrested two men who were found in possession of copper valued at R850 000 in the Malvern area. It was discovered that the 288kg of the 861kg recovered copper belonged to eThekwini Metro Electricity.
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