13 February 2022
A truck driver and his assistant were arrested for possession of 50 bags of possible gold-bearing material, North-West police said on Sunday.
The duo, aged between 20 and 30, are expected to appear in court on Monday.
Police spokesperson Colonel Adel Myburgh said police officers at the Ramatlabama Port of Entry, stopped and searched a Volvo truck entering SA from Zambia via Botswana, en route to Johannesburg.
“During the search, the police discovered approximately 50 bags, containing possible gold-bearing material. The driver and passenger could neither account for the goods nor produce any documentation or authority to be in possession of this material,“ she said.
Source IOL
