SAPS Members that are part of Operation Vala Umgodi task team in Mpumalanga indeed worked tirelessly to bring an end to illegal mining activities in the province.
Ever since the team began hitting the ground running, a number of suspects alleged to have been involved in illegal mining activities, were brought to book.
Members also ensured that the continuation of illegal mining activities becomes a mammoth task for those who, for some reasons were not caught.
Furthermore, scores of equipment believed to have been used in illegal mining activities were confiscated by Police.
More than 30 generators, electric motors, and more than 100 phendukas were seized in Sabie, Pilgrims Rest, as well as at a certain farm in Schoemanskloof.
On Wednesday, 10 April 2024, more than 100 phendukas were destroyed at a scrap metal yard outside Nelspruit.
The Operation is not limited to one district but it is targeting all three (Districts) in the province, with a sole purpose, which is to clamp down on all illegal mining.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has been elated with the progress made thus far in terms of dealing with illegal mining activities in the province.
Phendukas used in illegal mining activities seized by Police and destroyed https://t.co/WSE7jZ47R9#ArriveAlive #IllegalMining @SAPoliceService @TruckAndFreight pic.twitter.com/Al9mMEJOn8
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) April 11, 2024
