Thirteen people will appear in an Eastern Cape court on Wednesday after they were caught with suspected stolen cables worth nearly R2.5m.
The group, aged between 21 and 57, were nabbed early on Monday morning in two separate operations by several law enforcement units, including the provincial Hawks’ serious organised crime investigation unit, K9 unit, Komani flying squad and crime intelligence.
“The joint operation responded to information that suspects were conspiring to steal copper cables in the area of Sterkstrom using bakkies which were identified and surveilled.
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