Police have apprehended two illegal mining suspects in Diphale, Sekhukhune, Limpopo. Authorities also seized stockpiles of chrome, ready to be transported to an undisclosed destination.
Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba stated that the two suspects would soon appear before the Mecklenburg Magistrate’s Court on charges of illegal mining and violation of the Immigration Act.
Ledwaba says, “The multi-disciplinary forces operationalized the information and went to Diphale illicit mining site and the stockpiles of chrome were indeed found on top of the mountain. The members made arrangements to bring down the chrome and moved it to a safer place. Several mining equipment were recovered during the operation.”
