Leonie Pretorius
02 September 2016
The
Hawks in North West have arrested a police constable stationed at Mogwase
police station for unlawful possession of precious metal yesterday.
Captian
Thlagelane says they were acting on information which
alleged that the constable’s residence was being used as lab for smelting
platinum.
When the officers
raided his house they found platinum concentrate estimated to be worth over
R250 000.
Also found in the
house were pots and a gas bottle alleged to have been used to smelt the
platinum.
The equipment and the
platinum concentrate have been seized.
The suspect will
appear at the Mogwase Magistrate court today where he will face charges of Unlawful possession
of precious metals.
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