Roodepan SAPS Raids Scrapmetal Business Premises, Confiscates Alleged Stolen Items And Arrest Suspect

Members of Roodepan Police Station arrested a 65 year old male on Saturday, 28 January 2023 for possession of suspected stolen property after conducting compliance inspections at his premises.

The team responded to information of possible illegal business dealings at a scrapmetal business in Eagle Street in Roodepan and activated a normal compliance inspection at the said premises.

Thirty three (33) copper cobra T-Joints and 10 copper cobra taps to the value of R20 325.00 were confiscated.The suspect is expected to appear in the

Kimberley Magistrate’s Court soon, on a charge of possession of stolen property.

The Roodepan Station Commander, Colonel Pieter Jansen lauded the SAPS members for the meticulous and professional search and seizure that led to the arrest and recovery of suspected stolen property. He further said that the Roodepan Community had been complaining for some time about assailants that had been busy destroying their tap infrastructures, this arrest will serve as a deterent to those that seem to be a market for this kind of crimes.

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