Brakpan police confiscated thousands of tins of fish at a property in Withok Estates, yesterday (Wednesday).
It is suspected the tinned pilchards are stolen and a whopping 21 600 tins were seized .
Capt Pearl van Staad, spokesperson for the Brakpan SAPS, told the Herald that police received a tip-off about suspicious activity at an address along Mouton Street.
When police arrived at the property at around 11.30am, a group of about six men ran in different directions.
“One of the suspects was caught and it was found that they had been loading the tins of fish into a truck,” said van Staad.
The tins were found in a garage on the property.
The 36-year-old arrested man faces a charge of possession of suspected stolen property.
According to van Staad, police are investigating a link between this case and one of a truck hijacking.
The truck was hijacked in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, last week, and recovered in Geluksdal yesterday.
Tins of pilchards were found in the recovered truck.
In addition to this success, local police also confiscated equipment during a special operation targeting illegal mining in Sallies Village yesterday.
Nineteen spades and 11 pickaxes were amongst the items seized.
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