According to Werner Otto of Shanduka, a water pump was stolen from a mine near Belfast almost a year ago. Recently he was made aware that a similar pump is being advertised on OLX for R50 000.

A meeting was set up between a Shanduka employee that posed as the buyer and the seller in Mhluzi.

After going to view the pump at a house in Tokologo, an offer was made. But instead of getting R50 000 the seller woke up to police officers who came to arrest him.

A person who was at the scene said that the suspect’s parents told them that he worked for Fofo. A Fofo Security company vehicle arrived on the scene shortly after the arrest was made.

The success is the result of teamwork between Shanduka, Bidvest Protea Coin, the police’s K9 unit, the Belfast detective branch and Middelburg Crime Intelligence.

The suspect’s name could not be published because he has not appeared in court at the time of going to press.