PICS: Gauteng cellphone tower battery syndicate bust in KZN

Durban - Private security officers in Verulam, north of Durban have arrested two men who are believed to part of a major syndicate operating out of Tembisa in Gauteng that target cellphone tower batteries.

"On arrival Reaction Officers found a VW Touareg parked in a reverse position and the front gate leading to the tower open. As officers approached three suspects fled into a bush. A lengthy foot chase ensued which ended in one suspect being arrested on Lotus Road and his accomplice on Talwantsingh Road in Temple Valley. The third suspect is still at large. A VW Touareg which was one of two vehicles being used to load the stolen batteries was abandoned at the scene.

Two men who are part of a syndicate operating out of Tembisa in Gauteng that target cellphone tower batteries were nabbed by members of Reaction Unit South Africa following a lengthy search in Temple Valley area near Verulam in Kwazulu-Natal on Tuesday morning. Picture: RUSA"One of the suspects claimed to be a waiter and his accomplice a cook at a restaurant in Johannesburg. They stated that the joined the syndicate due to them being unemployed as a result of the lockdown.

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