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Police ramp up clampdown on illegal gold miners

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Matsiloje has become a hot spot for illegal mining activities

FRANCISTOWN: Police have expressed confidence that they will soon be able to overcome illegal mining activities in the Matsiloje area.

Illegal mining in the area has been on the rise since early last year amid reports that there is a lucrative market for illegally mined gold in the neighbouring Zimbabwe.

Most of the illegal miners are from Zimbabwe. On average police previously said they record more than 10 cases of illegal gold mining in a month. Just early last week, members of the Botswana Police Service arrested five minors and one man for illegally mining gold, highlighting the intensity of illegal gold mining activities in the Matsiloje area.

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