Reports of scrap metal thefts are emerging again and Telecom Fiji Limited has revealed that they have suffered a loss of $2 million this year.

TFL General Manager Corporate Services Samuela Vadei told Fijivillage that most of their cables have been stolen from the Western and Central Eastern Division adding that he believes that the driving factor behind the theft is the price of copper which has increased in the world market.

Vadei said they are losing a lot of revenue as a result of these cable thefts.