Operation Vala Umgodi Combat and Proactive operators; supported by drone pilots continue to conduct disruptive policing actions in various identified illicit mining hotspot areas. The team t... Read more
Bubbles from beneath stagnant sewage water attracted vigilant operators to discover new ways of hiding gold processing equipment in G-Hostel, Thabong. Operation Vala uMgodi Combat team was b... Read more
Coordinated efforts by the police and private security led to the apprehension of four undocumented suspects for illegal mining and trespassing at Kleinzee mine on Tuesday, 28 January 2025.... Read more
Joint role-players of Operation Vala Umgodi; South African Police Service, South African National Defense Force and Department of Home Affairs manned a crime prevention roadblock on N1 Natio... Read more
Operation Vala Umgodi continues to clamp down and squeeze the operating space for illegal mining and other criminal activities taking place in the Frances Baard and Namakwa districts. During... Read more
United front between the South African Police Service, South African National Defense Force and Private Security Companies against illegal mining in Free State is in full swing. Different op... Read more
Suspects arrested for possession of gold bearing amalgam, contraband goods and gold bearing material
The relentless integrated actions by Illicit Mining team in Free State bear good results once again. Proactive operators, Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and Private Sec... Read more
During a disruptive operation in the early hours of Saturday, 08 June 2024, the illicit mining Operation Vala Umgodi conducted an operation in Boitshoko, Postdene, Maranteng, Newtown, Greenf... Read more
The police “Vala Umgodi” illicit mining operations in the Northern Cape continues to close the net on illicit mining activities. The police actions that commenced on Friday, 19 J... Read more
Addressing the proliferation of illicit mining activities is a top priority for the South African Police as these activities are often linked to serious and violent crime within our communit... Read more
