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37 border jumpers arrested
03 Oct 2016 at 10:34hrs | Views
A total of thirty seven Zimbabweans crammed into two taxis intending to illegally sneak into South Africa have been intercepted.
Two taxi drivers where arrested for transporting the 37 who had no documents, South African police said.
Limpopo provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Moatshe Ngoape said the 37 crossed into South Africa through an illegal crossing zone.
" We intercepted two taxis and we are still searching for the third one and its driver. We suspect that these people were being trafficked and we are investigating,".
Zimbabweans still illegally cross to South Africa and Botswana without passports.
Two taxi drivers where arrested for transporting the 37 who had no documents, South African police said.
Limpopo provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Moatshe Ngoape said the 37 crossed into South Africa through an illegal crossing zone.
" We intercepted two taxis and we are still searching for the third one and its driver. We suspect that these people were being trafficked and we are investigating,".
Zimbabweans still illegally cross to South Africa and Botswana without passports.
Source - Byo24News
