This comes after they have arrested two men who were found to be in possesion of gold bearing material, explosives, twenty bags of gold ore, gas bottles, pendukas and mercury all worth an estimated R1 million on Wednesday in Lestitele.
The two suspects, Steven Mashele and Thabiso Maahlela, appeared before the Naphuno Magistrate Court on Wednesday and they were remanded in custody until 4 April 2019 for formal a bail application.
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Meanwhile On Thursday in Mapuve Village just outside Giyani and two more suspects aged between 24 and 30 were arrested for operating illegal gold laboratories.
The suspects are scheduled to appear before the Giyani Magistrate Court.
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