Damascus-Sana
Al-Shati Police Department in Latakia governorate arrested two persons for stealing electrical cables and water pumps.
The Ministry of Interior stated in a statement that SANA received a copy of today that as a result of the follow-up and investigation of the police units in the Latakia governorate regarding the recent violations of electrical networks and transformers and their theft, the Beach Police Department arrested two persons who confessed to committing more than thirty incidents of theft of electrical and copper cables and transformers. And iron electric poles in several places in the beach district at night, taking advantage of the periods of electric rationing.
The ministry indicated that the two arrested also confessed to stealing water pumps from the entrances of the buildings and stealing the contents of an unlocked chalet in the foolish manner, and for burning electrical and copper cables in a land near their home, disposing of the stolen items and sharing their price between them in partnership with another hidden person.
The Ministry stated that part of the stolen chalet was recovered and assets were handed over to their owners, indicating that investigations are still continuing to arrest the aforementioned concealed person, and that those arrested will be presented to the competent court.