Suspected illegal miners, including 11 foreigners, arrested in Mpumalanga as explosives, guns seized

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Suspected illegal miners, including 11 foreigners, arrested in Mpumalanga as explosives, guns seized

Nearly 20 suspected illegal miners, including 11 foreign nationals, have been arrested at an abandoned mine in Mpumalanga.

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Mpumalanga cops arrest 19 zama zama suspects, seize firearms

A total of 19 suspected illegal miners, 11 foreign nationals and eight South Africans, were arrested in Mpumalanga.

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Dailysun | Zama zamas found with 'police' firearms!

Three firearms were also confiscated during the operation.

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One of the 19 suspects arrested at an abandoned mine in Mpumalanga on Thursday has been on parole after being convicted of murder.

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Barbeton Illegal Mining: Police Arrest 19 Zama Zamas, Including An Armed Parolee - The Bulrushes

Barberton – At least 19 illegal miners have been arrested by police at a disused mine in Barberton, near Mbombela, in Mpumalanga. The illegal miners, better known as Zama Zamas, aged between 22 and 39 were found in possession of three unlawful firearms when they were arrested on Boxing Day, (Thursday, 26 December 2024). Preliminary investigation revealed that 11 are foreign nationals and eight others are South Africans.  Mpumalanga police spokes…