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NXUBA <\/strong>– A 38-year-old Nxuba businessman is set to appear before the Nxuba Magistrate’s Court on 28 April on charges of possession of stolen property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to police spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, the suspect was arrested on 24 April in an intelligence-driven multi-disciplinary operation comprised of Nxuba Crime Intelligence (CI), Nxuba Dog Unit (K9), Nxuba Crime Prevention Unit (CPU), Nxuba Public Order Police (POP), Middelburg K9 and Graaff-Reinet K9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that it is alleged that on 24 April at about 09:30, the joint team acted on information received about the suspect being in possession of suspected stolen property at his residential property as well as at a storage facility that the suspect uses for his business equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mgolodela said that a search warrant was applied for and granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the search, the following items were recovered: a truck rim with a tyre, a Ryobi bench grinder, four pairs of truck spotlights, a <\/strong>petrol compressor, a <\/strong>truck tyre, two 20 litres of engine oil, eight 5 litres <\/strong>of engine oil, six 5 litres of heavy-duty <\/strong>diesel engine oil, 20 litres of antifreeze\/coolant and two 20 litres of hydraulic oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“All the items collected have a total cash value of R65,000,” said Mgolodela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

District Commissioner Major General Rudolph Adolph condemned the conduct of accumulating wealth through foul means while poor people out there are struggling to make ends meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ<\/strong>: Court grants bail to suspended metro police chief and municipal manager accused of fraud and corruption<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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