According to police spokesperson, Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi the three were arrested on Monday during a multidisciplinary intelligence driven by the Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Tactical Response Team, Mpumalanga Provincial Detectives, Crime Intelligence, Fidelity Security, Transnet, Provincial Operation Command Centre and Local Criminal Record Centre in Witbank Mpumalanga.
“Information surfaced that the two suspects were allegedly in possession of stolen diesel in Witbank. The diesel was allegedly stolen from Transnet pipelines in Mpumalanga as well in the Free State.”
“The team proceeded to the suspects address and found two trucks full of diesel worth an estimated R1.4 million and a generator.”
Further investigations also revealed an empty fuel tanker as well as number of diesel laden containers.
Investigations continue and more arrests cannot be ruled out.
