More suspects arrested during the recent police raids on the West Rand, are due back in court on Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG - More suspects arrested during the recent police raids on the West Rand are due back in court on Thursday.
Late last month, eight women were raped allegedly by a group of zama zamas while filming a video at an abandoned mine in West Village.Police have since descended on the area and conducted a series of raids which have seen more than 120 people arrested in total.- A large police contingent has raided parts of KrugersdorpA total of 81 of them were arrested last week and have already appeared in the Krugersdorp Magistrates Court on charges related to being in the country illegally.
The operation was also attended by Police Minister Bheki Cele and Gauteng provincial commissioner Elias Mawela and saw the authorities swoop on eight different locations in Krugersdorp and Randfontein.The suspects include foreign nationals and are expected to appear in court on charges related to illegal mining and potentially contravening the Immigrations Act.
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