Two Chinese male nationals were arrested for possession of stolen copper sheets worth R16 million during an intelligence-driven operation in Booysens by members of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD). This comes after officers received information regarding the theft of copper sheets that were linked to a Mayden Wharf, South African Police Service (Saps) case in Durban. Upon their arrival at the warehouse, officers searched the premises and recovered suspected stolen copper sheets in two trucks parked in the warehouse yard. JMPD officers confirmed that the estimated value of the recovered copper sheets amounts to approximately R16 million. “Transnet reported 1 121km of cable stolen in the 2023 financial year, a nearly eight-fold increase over five years,” he said.