Police in Lebowakgomo seized a white Sitrak truck and two trailers valued at R2 million after allegedly finding chrome worth R300,000 being transported without documentation.
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Police in Limpopo have seized a white Sitrak truck valued at approximately R2 million after it was allegedly found transporting chrome worth R300,000 without legal documentation along the R518 in Lebowakgomo.
A 52-year-old man was arrested on Saturday, 21 February 2026, at around 10am following an operation by members of the Lebowakgomo Crime Prevention Unit.
Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said members received credible information about a horse-and-trailer truck allegedly transporting precious minerals within the Lebowakgomo policing precinct.
“The vehicle was stopped and searched. Police discovered that the truck and its two trailers were fully loaded with chrome. When requested to provide legal documentation authorising the possession and transportation of the chrome, the driver failed to do so.
Police in Lebowakgomo seized a white Sitrak truck and two trailers valued at R2 million after allegedly finding chrome worth R300,000 being transported without documentation.
Image: SAPS
"He further indicated that the chrome had been loaded from an illegal mining site at Atok Village,” said Ledwaba.
The chrome is estimated to be valued at R300,000.
Police confiscated both the mineral and the white Sitrak truck with two blue trailers.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Lebowakgomo Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 23 February 2026.
On Saturday, IOL reported that the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in Limpopo has secured a significant legal victory after the forfeiture of five vehicles and more than R400,000 in cash linked to various criminal activities across the province.
According to Hawks provincial spokesperson Captain Lethunya Mmuroa, the forfeiture orders were granted by the Limpopo Division of the High Court in Polokwane following investigations by the Polokwane-based Hawks Asset Forfeiture Investigation unit.
“The acting provincial head of the Hawks in Limpopo Province, Brigadier Desmond Alexander, applauded the Hawks Asset Forfeiture Investigation and the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit for successfully securing orders for vehicles used as instrumentalities for various crimes,” Mmuroa said.
Mmuroa said the affected vehicles were seized during police operations conducted in Nebo, Makhado, Beitbridge port of entry, Pienaarsrivier and Mogwadi.
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