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The local police, in conjunction with the Community Policing Forum (CPF) and local security companies such as EPR Security held a massive rural crime prevention operation in and around Westonaria on Wednesday morning, 5 June.
The operation started as early as 7am, when all the stakeholders headed out to the open fields and abandoned mines.
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Although official information as far as arrests is concerned is yet to be revealed, the focus was on illegal mining, undocumented foreign nationals and those in possession of drugs and dangerous weapons.
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Watch this space for more information …