Men found stealing railway tracks arrested in a sting operation

Two men found stealing railway tracks in Mpumalanga are expected to appear before the Amersfort Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of tampering and damaging essential infrastructure.

One of the suspects has a similar pending case in Morgezon for a railway track theft incident that occurred in April and is currently scheduled to be heard on 15 November.

The duo were arrested during the multidisciplinary sting operation conducted by the Secunda-based SA Police Service’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) or Hawks, Daggakraal Vispol and Transnet Investigators on Friday.

Hawks spokesperson in the province Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi said the team followed information about individuals busy removing railway tracks at Daggakraal.

“On arrival the team caught the duo red-handed on the act. Upon questioning, the suspects had no better explanation. They were immediately arrested and police confiscated the removed railway tracks as exhibits for further investigation.

“During preliminary investigation, it was established that one of the suspects is a repeated offender with another case on the court roll,” she said.

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