One of the suspects is a repeat offender 🙄
Remains of a vandalised railway line near Delmore station at Boksburg in Johannesburg, 30 June 2021. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
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’sor 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.