By Kopano Dibakwane
A tip off from a vigilant community member led to the arrest of six Zimbabwean nationals and one South African, after they were caught loading bags filled with suspected chrome bearing material into a truck, in Zakhele township – Dullstroom, this morning.
Police reportedly arrived at the scene and discovered 150 bags (filled with stones) in the possession of the suspects aged between 19 and 40 years old.
” They could not explain how and where they got the chrome bearing material from. All suspects were arrested, both the truck and the filled bags were confiscated for further investigation. They were charged with possession of suspected stolen property.
” Police cannot rule out that a charge of illegal mining might be added pending investigation. The department of home affairs will also be brought on board to investigate the legality of the six Zimbabwean nationals in the republic,” said brigadier Selvy Mohlala- provincial police spokesperson in Mpumalanga.
The suspects are eportedly expected to appear before the Dullstroom magistrate’s court on 19 April.
