SAPS says it has heightened visible policing over the Heritage Day weekend
, during a multi-disciplinary operation on illegal mining and immigration this past week.
Otala said that the suspects were taken to various courts in the province before being placed in different detention areas.Illegal mining is prevalent along the vast open plains in the Northern Cape where abandoned mines still hold the promise of precious stones., police apprehended 110 suspects at abandoned mines in the same Namakwa district. Of the 110, ninety were undocumented and were subsequently deported to their home countries.
In a statement released on Friday, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the operation resulted in the arrest of a mine manager, while a search for the mine owner is underway. Mining equipment worth R60 million and coal valued at R12 million were seized during the operation. Mathe said police visibility would be heightened this long weekend “to ensure the safety and security of everyone within South African borders through regular roadblocks and tracing of wanted suspects”.
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