FOCHVILLE - A total of 121 suspected illegal miners were arrested on Tuesday during a joint operation conducted in Maphahla village within the Fochville policing precinct.
During the operation, authorities also recovered five firearms, including three pistols, an AK-47 and a self-made pistol.
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Other illegal mining tools, phendukas, gas bottles and gold-bearing material.
Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said Operation Prosper continues to target illegal mining activities and associated criminality in Gauteng.