An illegal mining plant was discovered and drugs worth more than R200 000 were recovered during Operation O Kae Molao in Springs on Thursday.

Led by Gauteng provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, the officers uncovered drugs worth thousands of rands and suspected stolen motor vehicles.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, Gauteng police spokesperson, 14 undocumented foreign nationals were found processing gold-bearing material with heavy-duty machinery.

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Police seized equipment used for illegal mining and flattened the area.
The multidisciplinary operation started on Wednesday evening when the detectives went tracing wanted suspects.
More than 900 suspects who have been on the run after committing various crimes were found and put behind bars.
The second phase of the operation, on Thursday morning, started with the roadblock on the N12.

“During the roadblock, Mandrax tablets were found in one of the cars with an estimated street value of R100 000. The driver led the police to Primrose in Ekurhuleni, where more drugs worth more than R150 000 were recovered,” added Masondo.
Still at the roadblock, police recovered a car reported to be stolen. More than 20 undocumented foreign nationals were arrested.
More than five cars that are suspected to be stolen and hijacked were recovered in one of the panel beaters in Springs.

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