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#sapsGP [SAPS AND SANDF OPERATION PROSPER NETS 30 SUSPECTS AND RECOVERS ILLEGAL MINING EQUIPMENT IN MOHLAKENG] The #SAPS in Gauteng, working together with the South African National Defence Force (#SANDF), conducted #OperationProsper in Mohlakeng, West Rand District, on Monday, 07/09, resulting in the arrest of 30 suspects. The suspects,...

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