POLOKWANE: – A foreign national was arrested after he allegedly attempted to bribe a Police Sergeant at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium this afternoon, Wednesday 21 December 2022 at about 17:00.
The Sergeant forms part of a team that investigates illegal mining activities. The team recently confiscated and impounded a truck with two trailers that was allegedly involved in illegal mining at Northam in the Waterburg District.
The suspect allegedly approached the member and offered to pay him an amount of R6 000.00 to release the truck. He was immediately arrested after paying the said amount.
The suspect will appear in Polokwane magistrate court tomorrow.
