EVANDER – A successful clean-up operation lead to the arrest of three illegal miners (zama-zama) in a field next to the Mpumalanga Guest House at the Winkelhaak Mine on Thursday, 21 January.
Water pumps and materials used for illegal mining were confiscated and taken to the police station.
The operation which was lead by the Evander Police Station Commander, Lieut-Col Jenny Albert, saw the police and their K9 unit team up with the companies Pan Africa, MavCorp, Jelani Security and SSG to ensure a successful operation.
The illegal miners appeared in court on Monday, 25 January.
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