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Five in court for theft of copper worth R1.9 million

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Five suspects have appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate Court on Friday on charges of possession of suspected stolen copper worth R1.9 million. The Hawk's Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu said the arrest came after a tip-off that the suspects were delivering copper wire at a scrapyard in Hercules in Tshwane.
20 Feb 2021 3AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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