More than 100 suspected undocumented foreign nationals nabbed - BRITS POS – BRITS - An integrated “Vala Umgodi” operation by various units conducted in Tlhatlaganyane village outside Rustenburg last week, resulted in the arrest of 141 suspected undocumented foreigners, mainly from Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
“The suspects were found and arrested at Tlhatlaganyane village illegal mining site,” says Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, SAPS Northwest spokesperson.
During the operation, the team confiscated the following items: 59 x generators, 46 x Jack hammers, five gas cylinders, 49 x wheel barrows, 21 x shovels, 30 x spades, 13 x pickaxes, one fork spade, 27 x hammers, four saws, one roll electrical extension cord, three heater pumps, one cylinder pipe, one tool box, three x 1 litre grease cleaners and two chisels.
The suspects appeared in the Mankwe Magistrates’ Court Mogwase on Monday, 29 April, facing charges of contravention of the Immigration Act, 2002. North West Police Commissioner, Lt Gen Sello Kwena thanked the team for their commitment towards addressing illegal mining activities. (Photos: SAPS)
