Prison official among 11 alleged zama-zamas nabbed in Mpumalanga
Police in Mpumalanga have nabbed 11 suspected illegal miners, one of them a correctional services department official. The zama-zamas were cornered on a farm in Barberton outside of Mbombela on Thursday.
After information was gathered, an intelligence-driven operation was conducted by police members attached to Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga. Prior to members reaching the targeted area, a suspicious looking light delivery vehicle with Zimbabwean registration number plates was spotted with four occupants inside.
He said police had no option but to apprehend the four suspects, aged between 33 and 46, adding that other than the correctional services official, there were two other South Africans, as well as a Zimbabwean national.Thereafter, the team proceeded to their destination where, upon arrival seven more Zimbabwean nationals, aged between 30 and 41, were found digging in the said farm. Some illegal mining equipment, including a metal detector, was also found in their possession.
The operation has yielded some positive results across the country, with an illegal mining operation shut down in the Sabie area of Mpumalanga on Tuesday.
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