Police have expressed concern over the spike in cases of vandalism of public infrastructure.
This follows the recent arrest of a Takudzwa Sasa (24) of number 10562 Western Triangle Highfields, Harare over unlawful possession of copper cables.
Sasa was arrested following a high-speed chase along the Harare-Masvingo Highway on Thursday after he failed to stop at a police roadblock.
“Upon search, a total of 34 sacks packed with copper wires, copper pipes and transformer copper windings stashed in the loading box were recovered. The recovered loot had a total weight of 1 465kg,” a police memo read.
He appeared before the Chivhu Regional Court and was remanded in custody to February 28, 2024.
In a related issue, police in Bulawayo also arrested Mandlenkosi Hlongwane (33) and Danisa Matema (45) for possession of ZETDC armoured copper cables and transformer windings.
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Cases of vandalism and theft of public infrastructure are on the increase despite a 10-year mandatory 10-year jail term imposed by the justice system.