Police spokesperson Mmako Mophiring says the Bloemfontein K9 Unit was summoned to a house in Meqheleng, where they found three gas cylinders, a two-way radio, two 9mm firearms and 11 live rounds, balaclavas and gloves. “The team further found a black BMW, a Chevrolet sedan and a white Isuzu bakkie. All the items have been seized as exhibits in the commission of a suspected business burglary in the Free State in June 2023,” Mophiring says.

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The suspect is expected to appear before the Ficksburg magistrate court on Monday to face charges of possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunitions and possession of housebreaking implements.

In November last year, the 67-year-old wife of an electrician was arrested in Welkom on suspicion of stealing copper wire from Matjhabeng municipality. Police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng said members of Crime Intelligence, the municipality’s investigation unit, and Odendaalsrus Visible Policing investigated information concerning an electrician who was involved in installing illegal copper cable in Hospital Park in Odendaalsrus.

“A house was identified and approached, where a woman granted the team permission to search the property. Copper cable belonging to the Matjhabeng municipality, which was stolen from the Theronia and Kutloanong sewerage plants and an electrical substation in Odendaalsrus, was found,” he said.

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