FREE STATE — Law enforcement officials have confirmed a significant **Sasolburg copper cable arrest** following a targeted tip-off regarding illicit wire burning. Acting on actionable intelligence, authorities moved quickly to apprehend an individual before stolen infrastructure materials could be fully processed and sold for scrap.
According to a police spokesperson for the Fezile Dabi District Trio Task Team, the incident unfolded on Thursday, 10 September 2026, at approximately 10:00. Officers received a report concerning an unidentified man who was allegedly setting fire to cables near the Midland Feeding Lots to extract the valuable metal inside.
Upon reaching the specified location, the task team tracked down the 48-year-old male suspect. The spokesperson noted that members discovered the man in direct possession of copper cable strongly suspected to be stolen property. He was immediately taken into custody as part of the broader #OperationShanela2 crime-prevention initiative.
Following the decisive Sasolburg copper cable arrest, the suspect was formally charged with the possession of stolen property. The task team spokesperson confirmed that the accused is scheduled to appear before the Sasolburg Magistrate’s Court in the near future to answer to the charges.
