TWO ADDITIONAL SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN COLTAN SCAM SYNDICATE
GAUTENG – Mulimbi Kalume Alex (42) and Snyman Shannen Shanel (33) have appeared before the Johannesburg Specialized Commercial Crimes Court sitting at Palm Ridge on Monday, 17 March 2025 for fraud and money laundering.
The pair was arrested in Sandton on Friday, 14 March 2025 during an operation, led by the 419 Task Team. Their arrest follows that of Georgie Maureen Da Lanca who was arrested on Monday, 10 March 2025. Da Lanca, also known by the alias “Lisa,” was apprehended following an investigation into a case that was registered at Sandton police station in November 2022.
The case involves a loss of R250,000 from a complainant who was lured into a fraudulent Coltan deal by a co-conspirator identified as Tony Bradley. The complainant was persuaded to make payments under the pretence of obtaining a cross-border certificate and activating a code, only to uncover discrepancies that confirmed the scam.
Investigations revealed that the R250,000 deposited by the complainant into an FNB account was subsequently dispersed across three separate accounts, two of which belongs to Da Lanca and Snyman Shannen Shanel. Further inquiries confirmed Da Lanca’s involvement as a key player in a Coltan syndicate that has defrauded numerous victims across Johannesburg.
Co-accused Tony Bradley was arrested 18 November 2022, and has since been granted bail of R5000 in December 2022. Da Lanca made her first appearance before the Johannesburg Specialized Commercial Crimes Court sitting at Palm Ridge on Wednesday, 12 March 2025 where the matter has been postponed to 19 March 2025 for a formal bail application.
Mulimbi Kalume Alex and Snyman Shannen Shanel made their first appearance before the Johannesburg Specialized Commercial Crimes Court sitting at Palm Ridge where Shannen Shanel was granted bail of R5000 while the case against Mulimbi Alex is postponed to 25 March 2025 for a formal bail application.
