A 52-year-old male suspect was arrested for possession of suspected stolen Chrome, subsequent to the ongoing Operations Vala Umgodi, conducted at Sekhukhune District. On Sunday, 9 March 2025, the members of Vala Umgodi Operations received positive information about illegal mining activities at Atok under Mecklenburg policing area. Leads were successfully […]
A geologist appeared before the Praktiseer District Court today, 13 December 2023 for unlawful possession of chrome. On 12 December 2023, members from Polokwane Serious Organised Crime Investigation in collaboration with SAPS Sekhukhune District, Local Criminal Record Centre, South African National Defence Force and SSG Security Company conducted an intelligence-driven […]
A 38-year-old male suspect has been arrested by members of the SAPS from Middelburg Flying Squad on Thursday afternoon, 30 November 2023 on allegations of illegal possession of chrome worth more than R200 000. His arrest emanates from information that was provided to the Police regarding a suspicious person driving […]
The Police in Mecklenburg through a disruptive operation have arrested eight suspects for illegal mining activities and unlawful possession of unfinished precious metals as well as contravention of the Immigration Act on Thursday, 09 November 2023 at Moroke and Ga-Phasha villages outside Burgersfort in Sekhukhune District. The members attached to […]
Members of SAPS Provincial illegal Mining Task Team and Burgersfort Mining Unrest nabbed three suspects aged between 26 and 30 for possession and transportation of precious metals (Chrome) on Tuesday, 29 August 2023 at around 22:40 in Burgersfort are expected to appear before Court. The Police were performing their routine […]
The persistent disruptive operations conducted by the Police in the Province against illegal mining activities continue to yield positive results when a 47-year-old suspect was arrested after he was found transporting chrome in a huge truck at Seleteng Ga-Mphahlele outside Lebowakgomo on Friday, 17 February 2023. The suspect was reportedly […]
Members of the Limpopo Highway Patrol team have arrested a 38-year-old suspect and seized chrome worth an estimated street value of R500 000-00. The suspect was arrested on Wednesday night, 11 January 2023, while traveling along the R37 road next to Atok in the Apel policing precinct outside Burgersfort. The […]
POLOKWANE – Members of the Provincial Organized Crime Unit continue to win the fight against illegal mining activities across the province, when they once again arrested three(03) suspects aged between 25 and 43 and confiscated items worth millions of rands, yesterday on Tuesday, 28 July 2020 The arrests were effected […]
A 57-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Mogwase Magistrates’ Court on today following his arrest on 30 May 2020, in connection with illegal mining in the Rustenburg area. Members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation assisted by members of the Rustenburg Flying Squad, Department of Mineral Resources […]
