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Five in court for theft of copper worth R1.9 million Updated
Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile
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Five suspects have appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate Court on Friday on charges of possession of suspected stolen copper worth R1.9 million.
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The Hawk s Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu said the arrest came after a tip-off that the suspects were delivering copper wire at a scrapyard in Hercules in Tshwane. Police intercepted a truck fitting the description at the identified scrapyard in Hercules loaded with suspected stolen copper weighing about 3.840kg. Further investigation led the investigation team to a plot in Heatherderdale near Akasia where they recovered 1830 meter long copper wires also suspected to have been stolen, said Mulamu
The arrests followed a sting operation in which suspected stolen copper wires were found.
The other four were remanded and expected to appear in court again next week to apply for bail.
Four people arrested in connection with stolen copper estimated to be worth R1.9 million were remanded by the Pretoria Magistrate s Court.
According to the Hawks, two separate arrests were made, netting five suspects aged 47 to 60. Authorities received intelligence about suspects delivering suspected stolen copper wire at a scrapyard in Hercules. Police intercepted a truck fitting the description at the identified scrapyard in Hercules loaded with suspected stolen copper weighing about 3.840kg, Hawks spokesperson Captain Ndivhuo Mulamu said in a statement.