Suspect caught with precious stones and gold
The police in Musina in Limpopo arrested a 45-year-old man for possession of gold and precious stones.
According to a statement from the police, the man was also been charged with bribery after allegedly offering officers money in exchange for his freedom.
"A custom official was busy performing his duties as a scanner operator at the Beitbridge border post when a white truck was profiled for scanning," police said.
The driver was asked to open the back of the truck and after refusing he offered officials an amount of R200 in order to let him go.
"The truck was escorted to a scanner and after the scanning process it was physically searched," police said.
Officials found precious stones as well as gold in the man's possession where after the suspect was arrested and charged.
He will appear in the Musina Magistrate's court while police investigations into the origins of the precious stone and gold are ongoing.
