Alleged road safety barrier theft kingpin nabbed in KZN
The arrest follows an operation targeting a criminals stealing the road safety barriers.
KwaZulu-Natal authorities have apprehended a suspected kingpin linked to the theft of road safety barriers worth millions of rand in Jacobs, Durban. The arrest comes after an intelligence-driven operation targeting a criminal syndicate responsible for stealing the safety barriers across the province’s road network. Provincial Transport Department spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya revealed that the suspect, a business owner and warehouse operator, was identified by his runners who were arrested last week. The suspect is currently in police custody following the operation, dubbed #SiyatanzaLayezen.
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