Colesberg Highway Patrol members acted promptly subsequent to receiving a tip-off regarding a male suspect, who approached the owner of the local workshop in Colesberg in an attempt to sell copper cables weighing 8.33 kg with an estimated value of R50 000-00.
The suspect was caught red-handed, inside the workshop in possession of a red backpack stuffed with copper cables, waiting for the transaction to be finalised.
The members immediately apprehended the suspect, after failing to provide substantive evidence for being in possession of the cables. The suspect is expected to appear in the Colesberg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 10 August 2022 on a charge of Criminal Matters Amendment Act.
The Acting District Commander of the Pixley Ka Seme, Brigadier Nomana Adonis praised the owner of the workshop for displaying high level of patriotism by reporting criminal activities to the authority.
