The police’s West Rand Flying Squad (WRFS) shared yet another major successful bust after they arrested numerous culprits for either having stolen copper or highly addictive drugs in their possession.
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The spokesperson for the WRFS, Karen du Plessis, said on March 6 they arrested one person in Job Street, Burgershoop for being in possession of Mandrax tablets.
“A few days later, in the early hours of March 10, our officers also arrested a suspected cable thief in Bekkersdal with 25kg of copper cables. The going rate for copper is R165 per kg with the estimated value of R4 125 seized, as well as a silver Toyota Corolla,” she revealed.
“On the same day, at around 08:00, our officers got a lead of another suspected copper thief in Magaliesburg. They arrested the person who was driving a Toyota bakkie near the R24 on Rustenburg Road and had 391kg of copper cables in his possession. The estimated value is R64 515,” she concluded.
