Seven (7) males found mining illegally at the Chris Hani extension 1 (Daveyton) informal settlement, were apprehended just after 11:00 on Friday (31 May) morning. The success came after the EMPD SWAT, K9, Public Order Policing, Equestrian and Community Liaison units responding swiftly to a tip off received from a reliable source.
At 10:30, EMPD raided a shack where a 31-year old male was found mining illegally, before he took Officers not far from his hut. Six (6) illegal miners between the ages of 16 and 39 (Zimbabwean nationals) were cornered with sophisticated mining, welding equipment’s, chemicals and few portable wash-basins full of processed dust.
The half dozen were transported to the Daveyton police station with their utensils and charged under illegal mining Act. The suspects will appear in the Daveyton Magistrate’s Court soon.