Illegal Copper News Today

The monitoring of scrap metal businesses prevents the market for stolen goods, as one dealer learned the hard way. A 59-year-old scrap metal dealer was arrested, after 120 kilograms of copper was confiscated from his business premises in Makhanda today, 7 March 2022. Visible Policing members acted on intelligence information about a scrap metal dealer

72 days ago JOHANNESBURG - Police in Gauteng on Friday arrested a 39-year-old suspect after he was found in possession of copper worth an estimated value of R4.8 million in Vanderbijlpark. Police handcuffed the man after investigation led officials to a truck full of copper plates that was robbed in Cleveland, heading to Sedibeng. The polices Kay Makhubele, said, “Further information was received that more copper was hidden. Police proceeded to investigate and more copper to the estimated va...