The multi-disciplinary team executing Operation Vala Umgodi in Kimberley arrested Five suspects aged 33, 42, 47, 48 and 67 years old respectively for Contravention of the Illicit Mining Act on Saturday, 15 June 2024.
The team, while patrolling around the old mining dumps in Lerato Park, spotted the five suspects busy with mining activities without the necessary permits.
Numerous mining equipment, including spades, wheelbarrow, buckets, sieves, pick axle, were confiscated.
The suspects will appear in the Kimberley Magistrate Court on Tuesday, 18 June 2024.
If you See something, SAY something. Report illegal mining to the SAPS Crime Stop 08600 10111.
Operation Vala Umgodi pounce on five illicit mining suspects in Lerato Park https://t.co/Phm9HTqd5p #ArriveAlive #IllicitMining #Enforcement @SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/VMeKRUV3g8
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