Mochudi Police have arrested one suspect following a series of incidents in which a number of Government departments and Parastatal organizations in the Kgatleng District lost huge sums of money to criminals who steal cheques in offices and use fraudulent Omang numbers to defraud banks and shops.

The police still appeal to members of the public for information that can lead to the arrest of the remaining suspects. Criminals target strong rooms where cheques are kept and get away with piles of cheques that they later exchange to unsuspecting service providers.

Financial institutions and shops are advised to be always on the lookout for suspicious people changing cheques over the counter.