Picture: The damaged essential infrastructure/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
A 28-YEAR-OLD man from Lesotho has been arrested for tampering with essential infrastructure on Wednesday. The police received a tip-off regarding the theft and damage to municipal cables in Kimdustria in Kimberley.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Col Cherelle Ehlers said, the police pounced on two men who were allegedly digging a trench. Ehlers said, unfortunately, one suspect managed to run away.
“A Lesotho national was arrested on a charge of tampering with essential municipal infrastructure Act 18 of 2015. He will be appearing in court soon.
“A trench of approximately 100m long was discovered with a significant amount of cable already stolen as well as damage to the remaining cable. The damage to the infrastructure is estimated to be between R105 000 and R150 000,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, commended the police for their swift response and prevention of further damage to essential infrastructure. Otola further said tampering and damage to essential infrastructure will not be tolerated and will be vigorously policed.
“We are grateful that, the rapid response by the Tactical Response Team secured an arrest and prevented further damage to essential infrastructure,” added Otola.
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