Eleven suspected illegal miners were arrested at the Chromnet mine in the Northam area, Limpopo, on Thursday.
A joint team comprising the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit and Public Order Police members caught the suspects red-handed mining chrome at the mine, said Capt Matimba Maluleke, Hawks Limpopo spokesperson.
“While the police were busy detaining the vehicles in the Thabazimbi area, a certain man who identified himself as the owner of the TLBs allegedly approached and offered a R15,000 gratification to the police so that his seized vehicles can be freed and he was also arrested.“The other suspect arrested for corruption will appear in the Thabazimbi magistrate's court the very same day.
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