35 000 border jumpers arrested

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter
CLOSE to 35 000 people have been arrested this year for cross border related crimes.

Police on January 7 launched operation “no to cross border crimes/ amacala kawaphele emingceleni elizwe/ mhosva pamiganhu ngadzipere” in a bid to curb criminal activities at the borders.

In a statement police confirmed the arrests.

“On 18 July police arrested 206 people for cross border related crimes. A total of 34 839 people have been arrested since the inception of operation “amacala kawaphele emingceleni yelizwe/no to cross border crimes/mhosva pamiganhu ngadzipere,” said the police.

The country has seen an upsurge of cross border crimes during the Covid-19 period. With borders closed for the general public, some people have resorted to smuggling goods and border jumping.-@DubeMatutu