By REGINALD KANYANE
In the ongoing fight against illicit mining activities in the Namakwa District, the multi-disciplinary team of Operation Vala Umgodi, conducted an intelligence-driven operation in Kleinzee on 16 May 2024. Four suspects were arrested at the identified mining location.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Molefi Shemane said three Lesotho nationals aged between 25 and 32 and one Zimbabwean national aged 31, were arrested for illegal mining.
“Equipment and tools believed to be used in the commission of illegal mining activities were confiscated from the arrested suspects,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, lauded the police for collaborative efforts and their relentless attempts in eradicating illegal mining in the district. Otola also encouraged the local community to refrain from allowing illicit mining activities and harbouring illegal miners in their communities.
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