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Maitland railway line substation, copper cable theft, 3 nabbed

South African Police Service

Three suspects were arrested by members from Maitland SAPS and Law Enforcement Officers who were conducting patrols near the railway line on 27 february 2019. The members arrested suspects aged between 34 and 50 for Copper cable theft at a railway substation in Maitland.

The suspects were found in possession of three bags containing copper wires, the copper wire were burned and chopped into small pieces.

The suspects will appear in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court once charged for possession of suspected stolen property.

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