POLOKWANE – Eight (08) suspects aged between 23 and 45 were arrested during a joint operation conducted in the Burgersfort Cluster between 17 and 18 September 2019, following a tip-off from members of the community. The operation comprised of members from the SAPS Provincial Organised Crime Unit, the DPCI and the private Security.
Police confiscated the following items during the arrest:
* 01 x Generator
* Three Shovels
* Two Pickaxe
* Extension Cable
* Empty 25 litre Drum
* One yellow TLB grader
The suspects will appear before the Praktiseer Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, Friday 20 September 2019.
Police investigations still continue.
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— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) September 19, 2019