In a continued effort to both disrupt and eradicate illegal mining activities in the Johannesburg District policing precinct, police have yet again arrested 11 illegal miners and recovered a firearm and ammunition in Mathole’s Ville, Roodepoort yesterday morning.
All 11 suspects will also be processed by Immigration from the Department of Home Affairs as the primary investigation suggests that the suspects are undocumented foreign nationals.
Police further recovered the following equipment used for illegal mining operations:
23 x Phendukas, 164 x steel balls, stamper, garden spades, buckets, phenduka stands, phenduka sticks, electric motors, generators, stamper pots, gas cylinder, cutting torches and wheel barrows amongst others.
All suspects are expected to appear before the Roodepoort magistrates’ court soon facing relevant charges accordingly.
