Two arrested for stealing copper wire from Demerara River Bridge

(Kaieteur News) – Police are likely to charge two suspects today for the alleged theft of 90 feet of 4/350 KCMIL copper cable worth some $1.6 million from the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed on Thursday.

Late Wednesday evening a man was nabbed after he was caught with wire cutting materials at the bridge. His photo and video of his capture were widely circulated. His arrest reportedly led police to recover two pieces of Copper Cables from a location at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). Another suspect was also arrested.

Reports are that he might be a scrap metals dealer from Albouystown, Georgetown. “The (recovered) copper wire was photographed and lodged as part of the ongoing investigation”, police stated in a press release early Thursday.