'Arrest entire syndicate in illegal mining, not just the diggers'

Former Institute for Security Studies researcher Richard Chelin says police's failure to target organised crime syndicates was hampering their efforts to combat illegal mining.

Speaking on illegal mining and transnational crime in SA at a conference held under the theme countering transnational organised crime in Africa in Randburg, Johannesburg, on Thursday, Chelin said police only focused on arresting illegal miners instead of targeting the whole syndicate. ..

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