A senior Tshwane official is among the people arrested for the possession of alleged stolen property valued at thousands of rands in Pretoria North.
Metro police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba said cable theft unit officers arrested a man when he failed to produce legal documents for the cables found at his premises on Monday.
“The man who runs tenders for the Tshwane metro was arrested for the possession of stolen property valued at R103 810,” Mahamba said.
“TMPD officers later discovered that he was also in the possession of 11 step-ladders and 32 broken step-ladders used only by the city of Tshwane, for which he could not account.”
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He said the directors who worked with the electricity cables were not aware that the cables were missing.
“Upon further investigation, the premises owner implicated three city of Tshwane officials from Hammanskraal who delivered the cables to him,” Mahamba said.
One of the implicated, a superintendent, allegedly admitted to selling the cables for R30 000 per drum and instructing two drivers to deliver them to the premises owner.
“He did, however, not receive the money as the cables were confiscated,” Mahamba said.
The three people implicated were arrested for cable theft.
“They will appear in court soon,” Mahamba said.
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