ONE day after Port of Spain Mayor Joel Martinez called on the public to report anyone stealing metal drain covers, the city police raided a junk yard and recovered several covers believed to be stolen.
According to Supt Glen Charles, officers of the Port of Spain City Police Task Force went to a scrapyard on George Street on Saturday where they found the manhole covers believed stolen and arrested a 57-year-old man.
The officers also found several crocus bags filled with copper wire believed to be stolen from TSTT cable lines.
On Friday, Martinez said he noticed the missing metal grills and labelled it 'organized theft' within the last week or two. He called on Charles to investigate the theft.
Charles told Sunday Newsday that the raid was a major operation and the thefts caused financial strain on state agencies.
'This exercise here is sending a message to all scrap iron dealers that the police are here and we will enforce the law.'
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