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Media Statement KIMBERLEY – Operation Vala Umgodi, the multi-disciplinary operation that includes the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the Department of Home Affairs Immigration Services, detained 19 suspects during operations that commenced on Tuesday, 09 July 2024. The focus of the operations is to trace illegal and undocumented persons who are suspected to be conducting illegal mining in the Northern Cape. The team in the Frances Baard District, while patrolling the Greenpoint and Colville mining dumps, detained seven undocumented foreign nationals from Nigeria, Malawi and Ethopia and one South African citizen for illegal mining. In the Namakwa District, in the Koiingnas mining area the team executed a cordon and search operation and detained 11 Zimbabwean and Lesotho nationals for trespassing and contravention of the Immigration Act. The suspects were detained in order to be processed and verified by the immigration officials before being formally charged and presented to Court for deportation. The police collaborative patrol operations continue in hotspot areas in the Frances Baard and Namakwa Districts. Ends
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