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The farms are owned by the national Department of Public Works.
The suspects allegedly charged up to R20 000 per plot.
Eastern Cape police have uncovered a land theft syndicate illegally selling plots on government farms near the East London Airport.
Five suspects - aged between 38 and 62 - were arrested on Wednesday following a week-long covert police investigation.
Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Thembinkosi Kinana said they had allegedly been selling plots on farms belonging to the Department of Public Works for R15 000 in 2020.
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The suspects later increased the price to R20 000 in January.
Kinana said involved in the intelligence-led operation was the Crime Intelligence Coastal police, Commercial Crimes detectives, Public Works and Infrastructure Investigation Section and Asset Forfeiture unit of the Hawks, National Intelligence Unit and Visible Policing officers.
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The fence of Jan van der Bank s farm in Hammanskraal, 16 September 2020. Jan s farm is slowly being taken over by illegal intruders that he is unable to prevent from entering his land. The intruders break and even steal sections of his fence regularly. Picture: Jacques Nelles The suspects are expected to appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Friday and will be charged with fraud.
Eastern Cape police have uncovered a land theft syndicate illegally selling plots on government farms near the East London Airport.
Five suspects – aged between 38 and 62 – were arrested on Wednesday following a week-long covert police investigation.
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