# Police have intensified efforts to dismantle an alleged fraud syndicate following the arrest of a 37-year-old man and the recovery of goods worth more than 432-thousand-rand in Kensington, in the Western Cape. The arrest follows an intensive investigation into several fraud cases reported in the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Gauteng. Police spokesperson, Ndakhe Gwala says the syndicate allegedly targeted hardware stores, using fraudulent identification documents to purchase goods on credit before reselling them on the black market:
Police intensify efforts to dismantle multi-provincial fraud syndicate [SOUND]
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