By Lolwethu Leeu
Port Elizabeth police have arrested 5 suspects between the ages of 22 and 29 in possession of 21 cellphones suspected to have been pick pocketed from spectators at a music festival on Sunday night.
According to police information, a music concert was held at the Nelson Mandela stadium on Sunday night into the early hours of Monday morning.
Colonel Priscilla Naidu reports that at around 2 am on Monday with the assistance of some of the festival goers, police arrested 5 suspects in the stadium with a total possession of 21 cellphones.
It is suspected that there were 3 separate groups of criminals operating near the ablution facilities.
Two of the suspects are from Pretoria while the others are from the Port Elizabeth area.
Two of the cellphones have since been claimed by their owners while ownership of 18 cellphones still need to be determined.
Anyone who may have lost cellphones at the concert to urgently contacted Detective Warrant Officer Ferreira on 082 442 8241 or SAPS 041 394 6316
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