The South and Rayyan Security Departments jointly arrested a gang of thieves targetting copper and aluminium cables from project sites and houses under construction.
Security departments received reports of theft of copper and aluminium cables from several areas of the country, from project sites and houses under construction with no guard. A special team was formed to search and investigate the places that deal with stolen items. After intensive search and investigation, a number of accused were caught while carrying out robberies. one of them confessed during the interrogation and guided the investigation team to one of the garages in the industrial zone where they sold the stolen items.
After obtaining the necessary permits from Public Prosecution, 25 persons of different nationalities were arrested while carrying out the sale and purchase without permission from authorities.
The accused were referred to specialised judicial bodies and big quantities of copper cables, aluminium wire, iron and scrap, in addition to the other seizures and cars used in transporting these loots were seized. The concerned authorities urge owners of buildings-under-construction to secure their sites properly.