Local scrapyard owner arrested in cable theft sting
“This week alone Saulsville, Pienaarsport Garankuwa and Pretoria-Johannesburg trains were negatively affected by cable theft.”
The Metrorail in Gauteng took the fight against cable theft to a higher notch with the arrest of a scrapyard owner in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng said the owner was arrested for possession of stolen PRASA cables.
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She said Prasa Protection Services had followed two people selling cables valued at R50 000 into a scrapyard opposite Belle Ombré Station.
“This week alone Saulsville, Pienaarsport Garankuwa and Pretoria-Johannesburg trains were negatively affected by cable theft,” she said.
“Metrorail condemns in the strongest possible terms the theft of infrastructure components. The impact of cable theft has a major impact on the train service, commuters and the economy of the province.”
Mofokeng pleaded with the public to report any criminal activity to Metrorail Protection Services on 011-013-0051/0052 and the nearest police station.
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