{"id":122549,"date":"2016-05-26T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/122549\/illegal-miners-nabbed-gold-dust-confiscated\/"},"modified":"2016-05-27T09:11:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T07:11:39","slug":"illegal-miners-nabbed-gold-dust-confiscated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/26\/illegal-miners-nabbed-gold-dust-confiscated\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal miners nabbed, gold dust confiscated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two illegal miners were arrested on Sunday at 9.30am at the Knights DRD Ergo mines in Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>EMPD Warrants Section officers acted on a tip-off about the illegal miners while they were involved in their specialised duty of checking drivers for outstanding warrants on traffic fines.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_122551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122551\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNCRIMEGOLDMH2_37855.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-122551\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNCRIMEGOLDMH2_37855-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"One of the two arrested illegal miners is led to the police van.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNCRIMEGOLDMH2_37855-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNCRIMEGOLDMH2_37855-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNCRIMEGOLDMH2_37855.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-122551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the two arrested illegal miners is led to the police van.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Caught red-handed dipping buckets and digging with spades at a nearby stream, the two Basotho nationals were found in possession of a bag full of gold dust.<\/p>\n<p>They were arrested and charged at the Germiston Police Station with illegal mining.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>They are both aged 32.<\/p>\n<p>The men were expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court on May 23.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/121709\/empd-swoop-on-germiston-station\/\" target=\"_blank\">EMPD swoop on Germiston Station<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/121288\/empd-impounds-54-discontinues-68-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\">EMPD impounds 54, discontinues 68 vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n<div 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