Police arrest 55 illegal miners at Battlefields
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) arrested 55 illegal miners in Battlefields, Kadoma, under Operation Clean Up, meant to bring sanity to the artisanal and small-scale mining sector.
Rudairo Mapuranga
Posting on its Twitter page, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the 55 suspects were arrested for illegal mining activities.
“The ZRP confirms the arrest of 55 suspects at Empress Turn-off, Battlefields, Kadoma, in connection with illegal mining activities during Operation Clean Up,” the statement said.
The operation clean-up is also meant to ensure that accidents and fatalities that have been on the rise in the ASM sector are reduced by weeding out illegal elements in the industry.
Illegal miners have been accused of tainting the ASM industry through unruly behaviour, from usually deadly violence to extremely unsafe mining.