Five suspects are expected to appear in the Thabazimbi Magistrate's Court on Monday after their arrest during a multidisciplinary Hawks operation targeting alleged illegal chrome mining in Limpopo.
Five men have been arrested for allegedly conducting illegal chrome mining in Limpopo following a multidisciplinary operation by the Hawks and several law enforcement agencies in the Thabazimbi policing area.
The suspects, aged between 43 and 50, face charges of alleged illegal mining and contravention of Section 24F(1) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998).
According to police spokesperson Colonel Avele Fumba the arrests were made this week by the Limpopo Serious Organised Crime Investigation team working with Thabazimbi SAPS, Hoopdal SAPS, Dwaalboom SAPS, the Thabazimbi Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC) and officials from the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR).
The arrests follow an ongoing investigation into allegations of illegal chrome mining.
