A man and woman were arrested last Wednesday, October 7.<\/p>\n
The two, who were arrested in the Makause informal settlement, were charged with the possession of copper cables.<\/p>
The arrests were made during the Primrose police\u2019s patrol of the informal settlement.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers found a vehicle blocking one of the roads in the informal settlement.<\/p>
\u201cThey approached the vehicle, to ask the driver to move it out of the way.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo their surprise, some of the passengers in the vehicle got out and started running in different directions,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n
Becoming suspicious the officers asked the driver and a female passenger to exit the vehicle and searched it.<\/p>\n
During the search two dustbins (approximately 93.5kg) full of copper cables were found.<\/p>\n
The driver and passenger failed to give a clear explanation as to where the copper cables had come from.<\/p>\n
They were arrested, but were later released after they paid bail.<\/p>\n
They are due to appear in the Germiston Magistrates Court soon.<\/p>\n
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