Hawks confiscate huge amounts of chrome stockpiles
The Limpopo Hawks spokesperson, Captain Matimba Maluleke, said the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation was determined to fight the scourge of illegal mining in the province.
MECKLENBURG – On Saturday, the Limpopo Hawks seized chrome stockpiles at Tjibeng worth an estimated R600 000.
The Limpopo Hawks spokesperson, Captain Matimba Maluleke, said the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation was determined to fight the scourge of illegal mining in the province.
“Members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Provincial Organised Crime, the Limpopo Illegal Mining Task Team, the Tactical Response Team, and SSG Security managed to seize chrome stockpiles to the value of over R600 000. It is believed that the stockpiles were gathered by suspected illegal miners in the area with the aim of transporting them at a later stage for business purposes,” said Maluleke.
He said that even though the suspects were not found, their mission was disrupted, and more operations will still be conducted.
