The group of men arrived went to the mine and presented a fraudulent court order demanding that mining activities cease immediately.
Seven suspects between the ages of 38 and 46 have been arrested for extortion at mine in Carolina , Mpumalanga . File Photo
"This resulted in the closure of production and these men are also said to have demanded payment from the mine," said Mdhluli. "Upon further investigation, the courts seem to have no knowledge or record of this court order hence a case of fraud with an additional charge of extortion was opened," he said.
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