Aluminium cables worth R2.5m were recovered in Cape Town on Monday, 27 June. Photo: SAPS.
Hijacked Eskom truck: Aluminium cables worth R2.5m recovered
Six rolls of Eskom’s aluminium cables were recovered in Blackheath, Cape Town on Monday. The cables were transported by a truck that was hijacked in May.
Aluminium cables worth R2.5m were recovered in Cape Town on Monday, 27 June. Photo: SAPS.
A truck transporting Eskom aluminium overhead cables was hijacked nearly a month ago in Piketberg. An intensive joint operation led to the recovery of the stolen cables in Blackheath, Cape Town on Monday.
ESKOM CABLES RECOVERED AFTER HIJACKING
The initial hijacking was reported to the Morreesburg police station on 29 May, according to South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala.
Cape Town Crime Intelligence, the K9 Unit and the Flying Squad started an investigation that identified the suspects in the city.
The stolen Eskom cables were traced to a storage location in Trafford Street, Blackheath, in Cape Town’s northern suburbs.
The Trafford Street property was searched on Monday, 27 June and six rolls of Eskom’s aluminium cables were seized by the police.
“Eight suspects aged between 29 and 49 were arrested for the possession of stolen goods, contravention of the Second Hand Goods Act and Contravening Infrastructure Criminal Amendment Act,” said Gwala.
The arrested suspects are expected to appear before the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 29 June, on the aforementioned charges.
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