SIYABUSWA – Three suspects including a 26 year old man, and 66 year-old pensioner and a 57 year old man were arrested in connection with suspected stolen property.
The cables were discovered by traffic Officials who were on duty in Siyabuswa conducting a routine roadworthy inspection of a truck on February 25. “It was then that they noticed that it was loaded with cables which the three men could not give a satisfactory response of its origin. They presented the officials with a fraudulent permit to transport the cables,” explained Col Leonard Hlathi.
The suspects Meers David Serothwane (57), Simon Makgetlaneng (66) and Canias Mlambo (26) appeared in the Mdutshane Magistrate’s Court in Siyabuswa on charges with possession of stolen cables with an estimated value of R250 000.
They were remanded in custody and the matter postponed to March 5.
