Siyabonga Kubheka (46) and Mbuso Democracy Mbata (27) appeared yesterday at the Durban Magistrates court on a charge of damage to essential infrastructure and possession of suspected stolen copper valued at approximately R 300 000.00.
They were arrested by the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team together with the Durban Metro Police on Wednesday, 03 March 202. The team acted on information received about suspects driving a vehicle in possession of the alleged Prasa copper cables.
The vehicle was spotted in Teakwood road, the team requested the drive to stop and search the vehicle and 66 pieces of copper cable were found on the concealed in the boot. Two occupants were arrested on the spot.
The case against the duo was postponed to the 11 March 2021 for a formal bail application and they remain in custody.
We thank the whistleblowers who report incidents of theft, we appreciate the security guards who despite being vastly outnumbered at times, continue to stand watch throughout the night and we applaud law enforcement officials who have not grown weary in their crime fighting. pic.twitter.com/NqrX48v7Y9
— Minister of Transport |Mr Fix (@MbalulaFikile) March 5, 2021