Police's Sibiya says illegal mining won't be tolerated after Orkney arrests

Acting national police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, praised the teams on the ground, saying Operation Vala Umgodi won’t back down until illegal mining was stamped out entirely.

JOHANNESBURG - Pressure is mounting on illegal miners in Orkney, in the North West, as the SAPS and SANDF-led Vala Umgodi task teams intensify their crackdown.The operation, which includes blocking food and water routes to the miners trapped underground, is forcing them out due to starvation and dehydration.

Since December, the operation has made over 13,000 arrests across seven provinces, seizing R5 million in cash and uncut diamonds worth R32 million.

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