The 31-year-old driver was identified as the supervisor of the security company contracted to the mine, said Masondo.
The supervisors led officers to a house in Bekkersdal, where they discovered a Toyota Quantum loaded with packed groceries and other assortments. In the house more food parcels were found. Masondo said the food parcels had an estimated value of R1m.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the food packs were about to be taken to illegal miners who are reported to be operating underground.”
Two men, aged 31 and 32, and a woman, aged 27, were arrested at the house.
All four arrested were charged with conspiracy to commit crime and are expected to appear in the Westonaria magistrate’s court soon.