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Stolen Transnet railway tracks, valued at R1 million, have been recovered from three vehicles apprehended near Camperdown in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday morning.
According to a private security report, at 04:30 on Wednesday morning information was received by Magma Security & Investigators that three pick up trucks travelling from Richmond area to Durban via Umlaas Road were suspected of carrying the stolen tracks.
Two vehicles were stopped, both carrying railway tracks cut into lengths of about 2 metres each. A third vehicle on the N3 towards Durban was intercepted shortly thereafter, according to Magma. Four gas bottles and a blow torch were also recovered.
Seven suspects and three vehicles were handed over to the police in Camperdown, and the Directorate For Priority Crime Investigation in Pietermaritzburg and Transnet investigators have also been involved.
Transnet Freight Rail is facing severe security issues related to the theft and vandalism of copper cable, tracks, and substations.
Such criminal activity has caused severe disruptions for Transnet’s rail operations, costing the rail utility and its customers billions in lost revenues. — fin24
Online Reporter