Man nabbed with copper cables worth over R35k, Jeffreys Bay

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Man nabbed with copper cables worth over R35k, Jeffreys Bay
Man nabbed with copper cables worth over R35k, Jeffreys Bay

Station commander of Jeffreys Bay with the assistance of a private security guard nabbed a 23 year old in possession of copper cables valued over R35 000 on the roadside in Jeffreys Bay.

On Tuesday, 16 October 2018 around 07:00, the station commander of Jeffreys Bay SAPS, Lieutenant Colonel Makhoasa Kiviet, who was driving on her way to work spotted a private security company vehicle stopping next to a man in Coraal Street, Jeffreys Bay, and she also stopped her vehicle.

The man was carrying copper cables, and upon questioning him, he could not give satisfactory account about the goods in his possession. The 23 year old man was arrested and is due to appear at the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of suspected stolen property.

In a separate incident, on Tuesday, 16 October 2018 around 12 midday, in the informal settlement known as “No Ten Rand” in Jeffreys Bay, a Kouga municipality security patrol vehicle spotted a man carrying electrical cables. Upon approaching the man, he dropped the cables on the ground and ran.

Security officers gave chase however he managed to evade arrest. The recovered cables are worth around R 5 000.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service