PICS: Border police detain 42 illegal immigrants and seize illicit cigarettes

Police operations in South Africa lead to the arrest of 43 immigrants and seizures of illegal goods like cigarettes and stolen vehicles.

The border police team at the Beitbridge port of entry outside Musina in Vhembe, Limpopo, apprehended the foreign nationals within the borderline for contravention of the Immigration Act.provincial spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, said the suspects were processed by the immigration officers from the department of home affairs for direct deportation to their countries of origin.

Meanwhile, in Polokwane, four foreign nationals, aged between 29 and 44, were arrested for possession of presumed stolen motor vehicles and possession of fraudulent documents during the anti-smuggling operation conducted on Sunday and in the early hours of Monday.Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said members of the Limpopo Saps provincial anti-smuggling task team received a tip-off regarding vehicles that were destined to be smuggled out of the country to Malawi and Zimbabwe through Beitbridge.

The investigation revealed that the vehicle was reported stolen at Durban Central, in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday. The truck was spotted being escorted by a VW Polo driving along the N1 North in Polokwane at around 2am.

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