{"id":39202,"date":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/?guid=ca7e62d477991649bd8c56d59a185372"},"modified":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:00:00","slug":"man-held-for-stolen-rail-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/man-held-for-stolen-rail-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Man held for stolen rail track"},"content":{"rendered":"
A man has been arrested in Soweto for allegedly stealing a railway track.<\/P>
He was arrested on Thursday by various law enforcement agencies who conducted search and seizure operations as part of the Okae Molao Operations.<\/P>
The operation forms part of the Integrated Security Plan that was launched by Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula last year. The intelligence-driven plan is aimed at combatting rail and community crimes and to ensure that criminals are brought to book.<\/P>
The joint operation includes the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Protection Service and Armed Response Unit.<\/P>
During the operation, about 1.3 metres railway track was found inside a shack at Angola Squatter Camp in Nancefield, Soweto.<\/P>
Prasa said vandalism and theft of rail infrastructure have come at a huge cost to commuters who rely on the rail passenger service.<\/P>
\u201cTheft and vandalism of rail infrastructure are considered economic sabotage, and PRASA will not tolerate any sabotage of its rail infrastructure,\u201d the agency said. <\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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