The Multidisciplinary Forces through Operation Vala Umgodi have arrested five foreign nationals male suspects aged between 21and 32 years for possession of precious minerals at Letsitele outside Tzaneen in Mopani District. It is reported that team comprising the SAPS Tactical Response Team, National Intervention Unit and Public Order Policing Units […]
Heavy duty tipper trucks as well as mining machinery were seized during a sting operation at a certain coal mine in Mooihoek, Piet Retief on Thursday, 11 April 2024. The men and women in Blue, assigned for Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga, reacted to information provided by officials from the […]
The multi-disciplinary forces through disruptive Operation Vala Umgodi have arrested 16 suspects over the weekend for a variety of charges, including illegal mining, possession of illicit cigarettes and contravention of the Immigration Act in various districts. The forces comprised of members of the SAPS Organised Crime Investigation Unit, Forensic Investigation […]
The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has hailed the industrious and collaborative efforts by multi-disciplinary teams for the apprehension of suspects and subsequent confiscation of trucks during the disruptive operation Vala Umgodi in Sekhukhune District. The high-density disruptive Operation Vala Umgodi […]
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 […]
The Kakamas police in the ZF Mgcawu district, confiscated illicit cigarettes in Kakamas on Monday, 08 April 2024. Police members were conducting routine crime prevention patrols when they spotted a suspicious truck at a fuel station and requested permission to search the truck. The members found cartons of Sahawi and […]
A Foreign couple aged between 23 and 34 was arrested in Sasolburg, for Possession of illicit cigarettes. It is alleged that on Saturday, 06 April 2024 at about 21:30, the Sasolburg highway patrol members were patrolling the R82 when they came across a white Nissan NP200 bakkie. The members stopped […]
Service delivery protest actions this morning resulted in the torching of a truck on the R75 opposite Bayland in Gqeberha. The protests started at about 06:00 when protesters from Bayland blocked both sides of the R75 with burning rubble and tyres. The cab and main trailer was destroyed while the […]
The Upington Border Police, ZF Mgcawu District Highway Patrol, Department of Home Affairs and SARS Customs raided two wholesalers in Groblershoop on Monday, 25 March 2024. The police followed up on information about alleged counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco products and raided two warehouses in Groblershoop. The team confiscated cartons of […]
The Joint Multidisciplinary Forces comprises of the South African Police Service and the South African National Defence Force in collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs and Department of Mineral Resources and Energy continues to stamp authority of the state in a disruptive approach to curb the scourge of illegal […]
