Two male suspects were caught red-handed stealing copper cables at a train line just outside Victoria West after police followed up on information.
On Thursday, 23 January 2024, at about 16:00, Victoria West SAPS and Transnet Security operationalised the information and found a group of men stealing copper cables from Transnet lines worth about R150 000-00.
Two of the six males were arrested while the other four fled and are still at large.
The two male suspects aged 35 and 41 will appear in the Victoria West Magistrate’s Court soon on charges of tampering with essential infrastructure.