Metrorail says since implementing additional security measures it has made 347 arrests in the province.
CAPE TOWN - Metrorail says that over the past 12 months damage caused to rail infrastructure amounts to R134.1 million in the Western Cape.Metrorail says that since implementing additional security measures, it has made 347 arrests in the province.
“We now need to move to a point where we stop arresting foot soldiers and get to the middlemen, crime bosses, who are running bucket shops in these areas.” Walker mapped the way forward, saying it’s become essential that the demand for scrap metal be adequately regulated and enforced.
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