Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - North West traffic police rescued 21 foreigners from a human trafficking ring last week when they pulled over a suspicious looking white panel van entering Klerksdorp from Potchefstroom.
North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng, applauded the officers for their vigilance and quick action on any suspicious movement. Upon investigation by the Eagles, they found 20 male Ethiopians and a female from Angola inside the vehicle. It was established that the South African owned vehicle was driven by an Ethiopian with a South African driver’s license.