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GANGLAND - Two dead in fights
Lentswe, Jouberton - The residents of Ext 7 East are fearing for their lives after two gangs allegedly clashed on Monday April 15, with disastrous results.
This section is situated just behind the local police station. According to a concerned resident, bullets started flying at around 11:00 with two gangs fighting.
“It was a clash between Al Kaida and Boko Haram gangs.
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More Zama-Zamas arrested
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Twenty-four illegal miners aged between the ages of 17 and 44 years old were arrested at the Scott and Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein last week.
According to Lt Col Tinyiko Mathebula, police spokesperson, the arrests on Wednesday April 10 were part of a takedown operation conducted by the Klerksdorp Hawks, in collaboration with the Provincial Explosives Unit, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Illicit Mining Task Team, Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC), the ala Umgodi deployment team, Harmony Gold and ER 24.
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Nine arrested in Facebook scam
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The police apprehended nine suspects in connection with robbery, fraud and kidnapping cases during the termination of project “Robocop’ that commenced in 2021. A multidisciplinary team entailing Organised Crime, Commercial Crime, Crime Intelligence and Public Order Police (POP) were involved in the operation on Monday night April 15.
