Alberton Traffic Department employee 44-year-old Petros Vusumuzi Mahlaba was last week convicted and sentenced on fraud-related charges.
Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation agents took Mahlaba into custody on June 14. The arrest was the result of an inquiry that started when Bidvest Protea Coin security officers cornered members of a cartel that tampered with vital infrastructure. Hawks provincial spokesperson Thatohatsi Mavimbela said following an investigation, the team discovered the owner of the trailer vehicle and horse used in the crime was a resident of Newcastle.
“Further probes by the dedicated investigator, with help from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Licensing Evaluation and Monitoring Unit, found Mahlaba implemented and authorised the transaction.
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