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Media Statement PARKTOWN – Gauteng continues to implement Operation Vala Umgodi which is a national operation to combat illegal mining. Gauteng has an illegal mining challenge in three districts – Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg and West Rand. These integrated illegal mining operations take place on a weekly basis rotating in these three districts. Illegal mining is also addressed through Operation Shanela by police stations that are affected by this scourge. Today, Operation Vala Umgodi was conducted in Matholesville, Roodepoort. The team comprising of various SAPS Specialised Units such as Public Order Policing (POP), Tactical Response Team (TRT), National Intervention Unit (NIU), Mobile Operations were joined by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), Crime Prevention Wardens, Home Affairs Immigration Services, CPF and Patrollers among others. Twenty undocumented immigrants have been arrested and illegal mining equipment seized during this disruptive operation. The suspects are taken through the processing centre manned by members of Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC), Crime Intelligence, Detectives and Immigration Officers. Ends
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