A 29-year-old male was arrested on the R563 road following a business robbery incident.
The arrest follows after goods like solar panels and 20 litres of diesel to the value of R138 420 was allegedly stolen by the suspect on 23 May.
The investigating officer, Detective Constable Seshoka followed up on information which lead him to the suspect’s shack in Lethabong in Hekpoort on 24 May at about 2pm.
“At the shack the detective found the 20 litre yellow diesel container which did not belong to the suspect. The container was partially filled and covered with a cloth. Police then confiscated the container and kept it as evidence,” Hekpoort Police spokesperson, Gloria Maswanganye said.
The following day, Seshoka noticed the suspect walking along the R563 road. He stopped the suspect and arrested him for business burglary.
The suspect made a brief appearance in court and the case was postponed for further investigations.
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