A 31-year-old Tanzanian man involved in a number of phone-stealing cases was also found to be harbouring an overstaying compatriot, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.
Speaking during a regular press briefing, the spokesperson said the police had received a number of cases since May in which the victims reported that their phones had been stolen while they were shopping.
The police identified the suspect in one of the crime scenes’ CCTV footage, and they were also able to find the guesthouse the suspect was staying in, the spokesperson said.
This handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday shows the hooded suspect from Tanzania posing in a pressroom at a police station, with evidence seized on display.
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