{"id":31731,"date":"2021-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricavoice.com\/?guid=47563a44c183adecb0581e401f23fd84"},"modified":"2021-05-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T00:00:00","slug":"lithium-batteries-worth-thousand-of-rands-recovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricavoice.com\/lithium-batteries-worth-thousand-of-rands-recovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithium batteries worth thousand of rands recovered"},"content":{"rendered":"
NORTHERN CAPE – A clandestine operation dubbed- Operation O which has been running since November 2020, which involved the installation of solar systems and the utilization of stolen equipment led to the recovery of numerous lithium batteries.<\/P>
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Preliminary investigations led the collective team which included Col Johan Myburgh, the Frances Baard District Detective Coordinator and W\/O Henk van der Merwe in the Northern Cape, DPCI Southern Cape and Bidvest Protea Coin BTS division to various business premises in Mosselbay and George.<\/P>
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The collective team conducted search and seizures actions in Mosselbay and George from 26 until 28 May 2021 during which they recovered cellphone tower batteries belonging to Vodacom and MTN.<\/P>
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126 Batteries, 8 Lithium-ion and 118 lead acid batteries with a collective value of R908 400-00 were recovered at various premises.<\/P>
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The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the Northern Cape, Maj Gen Johan Bean applauded the collective team as well as Col Myburgh and W\/O van der Merwe for their contribution and participation in the investigation of the case.<\/P>
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Source: South African Police Service<\/P>
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