JOHANNESBURG - At least 37 people have been arrested during police raids to root out illegal miners at the Zamipilo informal settlement near Riverlea.Three were found in possession of suspected stolen property and one person was arrested for being in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Members of the #SpecialTaskForce are currently moving through the #Zamaphilo informal settlement near #Riverlea. The community of Riverlea claims the informal settlement is full of undocumented nationals who work as zama zamas terrorising the community. pic.twitter.
Members of the South African Police Service’s elite units - National Intervention Unit and Special Task Force - w ere deployed to crackdown on illegal mining in the informal settlement.The informal settlement has become a breeding ground for zama zamas, who have over the past weeks been terrorising the community of Riverlea.
Several people gathered outside their shacks to witness the commotion. The units are expected to be based in the area over the next 12 hours.
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