97 illegal miners nabbed in in Heidelberg

A national multi-disciplinary team established to clamp down on illegal mining activities, have arrested ninety-seven illegal miners and a farm owner (62) in Heidelberg, Gauteng.

Following an Intelligence driven operation, a team consisting of various specialized units in the SAPS swooped in on a farm where the illegal miners had been operating from.

Upon further interrogation and inspection, the team seized mining equipment and implements as well as three unlicensed firearms and 570 rounds of ammunition were also seized. The firearms have been taken in for Ballistic testing to determine if they were utilised in any other crimes.

The farm owner was also arrested after he too was found with illegal ammunition and gold bearing equipment.

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