A 29-year-old man was arrested for fraud after he was found with illegal electricity vouchers at Zambeni Street, Etwatwa on September 10.
The man was arrested during a stop and search in the area.
Etwatwa SAPS spokesperson Captain Ramothakhi Maqabe said when police stopped the man and his friend, they ran into a nearby house.
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“Police chased after them and they found them at the house,” said Maqabe.
“When police searched the alleged suspect they found him with the electricity vouchers, a register book and an undisclosed amount of money.”
Maqabe said when the man was asked where he got the vouchers he failed to give a valid explanation.
He was then arrested and detained at the Etwatwa Police Station.
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