Provincial police on Wednesday discovered items believed to have been illegally imported into the country.
DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says the discovery of storage units used to keep illicit items calls for strong border regulations.
Ntuli said the government needs to adopt a strong approach to control what comes in and out of the province."There isn’t much more evidence that can, in fact, emphasise the need to ensure that we strengthen our borders so that what comes is something is supposed to come in, not products that are not supposed to come into our country," Ntuli said.
Police said the storage units used for illicit goods have contributed to the country's food poisoning crisis.This comes when the country has recorded 22 deaths linked to food contamination. The goods were kept in the same place with dangerous substances including pills and other medical supplies. "No doubt, when you see this, there's been lots of talks about pesticides. We see it here right next to noodles, right next to the children's food and right next to the spice that is used to spice those chips that children consume so it is an obvious thing," said KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Some of the items here are rotten and have been kept inside the storage with other illicit products.
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