Mpumalanga cops have arrested 35-year-old suspect for stealing railway tracks.
The man was arrested by the Hawks’ and Transnet.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi said the team pounced the suspects who were busy loading freshly cut railway tracks into two vehicles that were parked nearby.
She said the rest of the suspects managed to flee the scene, leaving behind the loaded vehicles whilst the arrested man was detained on the scene.
"It is believed that just hours earlier the group had just stripped R500 000 worth of railway tracks from the area using a blowtorch.”
“Both the vehicles that were used in the commission of crime have been seized for further investigation," Sekgotodi said.
She said the search for the other suspects is still ongoing.
The Provincial Head of The Hawks in Mpumalanga Major General Zodwa Mokoena lauded the arrest.
“Scrap dealers who continue to pay thieves cash for stolen
goods will not be spared,” she concluded.
