Police Minister, Bheki Cele says police know where black market mined minerals are being sold.💎 illegalminers
in Stilfontein on Tuesday, Cele said there were other ongoing operations that are being conducted by the police to combat illegal mining.
“We are not stopping here… we will continue, but we do want to work with our sister departments, especially Home Affairs. As you have heard only five of these guys are South Africans [while] others come from Zimbabwe, eSwatini and Lesotho.“[We also] need to work with the Department of Minerals and Resources because it’s their responsibility and it’s them that have the capacity to close [these mine],” he said.
The minister indicated that illegal mining was rife across four provinces in particular – including Gauteng and Mpumalanga, adding that there are areas where“There’s one town in the North West where you could see yellow [construction] machines [and] think it is a legit mine, [but] it’s not,” he continued.“We know, but we are not going to tell you because that is what we are pursuing [otherwise] those guys will move.
Police minister Bheki Cele inspecting the firearms and ammunition confiscated by police during a raid at the site of illegal mining in Stilfontein near Klerksdorp.
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