Hunt for owner of Joburg warehouse after minerals worth R15m found

• Published date: 27 April 2024
• Author: Khanyisile Ngcobo
• Publication title: TimesLIVE (Johannesburg, South Africa)

The discovery was made on Wednesday by a police task team deployed to deal with the theft of minerals in the Richards Bay area and to dismantle the syndicate behind it

Police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe explained what happened in the latest bust.

"In the latest recovery, the task team traced Zircon and Chloride minerals at a warehouse in Johannesburg. The minerals were mined from Richards Bay Minerals (RBM, diverted from the Richards Bay Harbour and stored at a warehouse where they were being repackaged to be sold to international buyers.

"It's alleged that this syndicate would transport fake minerals to the harbour and divert the original minerals to Joburg. On...