The copper cables that were confiscated by police in Alberton.
POLICE say the efforts to crackdown on illegal mining continue to bear fruit.
This was after they found copper cable, generators and pendukas believed to have been used by the illegal miners.
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Police spokeswoman Captain Neldah Sekgobela said on Monday, 11 December, cops from Alberton together with members of the Ekurhuleni District Wardens and other partners conducted an operation on illegal mining.
"During the operation, a suspected house was searched and a large quantity of copper cables and pendukas suspected to have been used by the illegal miners were recovered.
"The seized items have been confiscated by the state and the suspects are still at large. We are appealing to the public to come forward with information that can help in the arrest of the suspects," Sekgobela said.
