Dez supostos mineradores ilegais são presos em Pilgrim’s Rest

A polícia em Mpumalanga prendeu dez supostos mineradores ilegais em Pilgrim’s Rest durante a Operação Vala Umgodi. Todos os suspeitos são imigrantes ilegais e foram encontrados com material contendo ouro e ferramentas para mineração ilícita. Eles devem comparecer ao Tribunal de Magistrados de Graskop em breve.

A polícia realizou uma operação em Pilgrim’s Rest, Mpumalanga, como parte da Operação Vala Umgodi, resultando na prisão de dez supostos mineradores ilegais. A operação visou atividades de mineração ilícita na região. O porta-voz da polícia, Mavela Masondo, confirmou que todos os suspeitos são imigrantes ilegais. Os agentes encontraram o grupo em posse de material contendo ouro e ferramentas usadas para mineração ilegal. Os suspeitos enfrentam acusações e devem comparecer ao Tribunal de Magistrados de Graskop nos próximos dias. Em um desdobramento relacionado, o ministro interino da Polícia, Firoz Cachalia, pediu que a mineração ilegal seja formalmente criminalizada. Ele destacou um aumento na mineração ilegal na província do Noroeste, afirmando que a legislação atual é insuficiente para abordar a questão de forma decisiva e requer emendas.

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