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Copper thieve’s found in cave

Three men were found hiding in a cave with copper cables worth thousands in Koppie Street on Sunday morning.

The arrest came after a tip off from a security guard working nearby. The police, Zello 911 group and Born To Protect Security were all on the scene searching for the suspects.

The three men Nocholas Mathemeni (22), Thabo Molelane (29) and Sipho Sigudu (29) from Mhluzi were arrested on charges of possession of stolen copper cable.

The suspects remain in custody and will appear in court on July 13th.

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