Hawks arrest five alleged illegal mining kingpins in Rustenburg

RUSTENBURG – Five alleged illegal mining kingpins were arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation assisted by members of the Illegal Mining Task Team, National Intervention Unit and Bidvest Protea Coin Security in Rustenburg.

The suspects will appear before Mogwase Magistrate’s court where they will be facing a varied charges which include illegal mining, public violence, defeating the ends of justice and malicious damage to property. The operation is a culmination of ongoing investigations into illegal mining in the Rustenburg area.