Vala Umgodi Operation: Hundreds Of Illegal Miners Arrested, Unpolished Diamonds Seized - The Bulrushes

Persistence pays off with arrests, Operation Vala Umgodi nabs illegal miners and undocumented persons - Truck and Freight Information Online

A total of eight suspects, aged between 28 and 39, were arrested in separate incidents at Lebowakgomo, Letsitele, and Makhado Policing areas respectively during Operation Vala Umgodi conducted on Tuesday, 22 April 2025. Two suspects, both aged 39, were arrested for illegal mining of sand at Mamaolo Village in Tudumo River at Lebowakgomo Policing area, under Capricorn District. Members caught the suspects in the act of mining sand for which the s…

Vala Umgodi Operation: Hundreds Of Illegal Miners Arrested, Unpolished Diamonds Seized - The Bulrushes

Pretoria – The SA Police Service’s (SAPS) Vala Umgodi operations have led to the arrest of 369 crime suspects of different nationalities in the past week. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amanda van Wyk on Wednesday, (23 April 2025), said the suspects were arrested for various crimes including illegal mining-related offences, murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of explosives, and the possession of suspected stolen property. Lieut…

Abandoned truck and equipment seized by Police, illegal immigrants nabbed

The members of Operation Vala Umgodi in Limpopo continue to disrupt illegal mining activities and related offences in the province. This was evident after eight suspects, aged between 23 and 40, were arrested for contravention of the Immigration Act at Dennilton Policing area in Sekhukhune District, on Monday, 21 April 2025. In Mankweng Policing area, Police seized an abandoned white Mitsubishi truck and equipment, such as shovels, pickaxe, and …