A 57-year-old man has been arrested after police recovered 17.52kg of copper cables and related components suspected to have been stolen in Kenton-on-Sea in the Eastern Cape.
The arrest followed an intelligence-driven operation on Tuesday evening (20 October), after a Port Alfred Crime Intelligence Unit officer received information about a bakkie allegedly transporting stolen copper cables from the Klipfontein area towards Kenton-on-Sea.
According to police, the officer verified the information and located the address and vehicle identified by the informant.
At about 23:30, a joint operation involving the Port Alfred K9 Unit and Kenton-on-Sea Visible Policing members was conducted.
The police seized the copper cables and related components during the operation.
The suspect was arrested at the scene on charges relating to the possession of suspected stolen property and damage to essential infrastructure.
He is expected to appear in the Alexandria Magistrate’s Court.
