Vanderbijlpark man caught with R4.8 million worth of copper
A 39-year-old man is expected to appear in court after he was found in possession of copper with an estimated value of R4.8 million.
Police spokesperson Kay Makhubela says police received a tip-off on Friday.
"In the early hours of Friday 22 January 2021, the Sedibeng TRT and other units followed the intelligence-driven information about the truck full of copper that was robbed in Cleveland, heading to Sedibeng.
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"The information led the team to Vanderbijlpark where copper to the estimated value of 3 million rands was recovered. Further information was received that more copper was hidden in De Deur. Police proceeded to a plot in De Deur where more copper plates to the estimated value of 1.8 million rands were recovered.”
The man is expected to appear in the Vereeniging Magistrates Court on Monday.
