Between 10am and 2pm four suspects were arrested for illegal mining.
They are between 21 and 29 years of age.
• Read: SAPS arrest 11 illegal miners
Capt Johannes Ramphora, Springs police spokesman, says they also confiscated two phendukas, a wheelbarrow, five shovels and six picks.
Station commander Brig Thembeka Gwebushe praised the policemen for a job well done.
• Also read: Illegal mining operation leads to six arrests
“We need to stop this kind of crime, and murders among illegal miners,” says Gwebushe.
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