The Police in Burgersfort, through concerted efforts in collaboration with private security, have arrested two suspected illegal miners aged 36 and 55 on Sunday, 01 October 2023, at Chrome Valley mine in Sekhukhune District.
It is reported that members of the Illegal Mining Task Team in conjunction with the members of a Private Security have arrested two male suspects within the mining site after they were caught red handed, loading illegally mined chrome into a Dipper truck using an Excavator.
The driver of the excavator fled the scene on foot in an attempt to evade arrest however, the truck driver and the person who allegedly organised the truck were swiflty arrested.
Police members are hard on the heels of the suspects who managed to flee from the scene.
In addition, members of this team have recovered and seized abandoned mining equipment on a mining site at Mabowe Park in Malipsdrift policing precinct on Sunday, 01 October 2023.
The mining equipment includes: three water pumps, two jackhammers, three chisels, four shovels, one spade and five electrical cables.
The Provincial Commission of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the arrest and hailed the continued collaborative efforts which resulted in the confiscations as well.
The arrested suspects are expected to appear before Burgersfort Magistrate’s Court in due course.
A manhunt for the suspects, responsible for mining activities in both incidents, is underway. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or the nearest Police Station or use MySAPS App.
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