BRITS POS – BRITS - The ongoing Vala Umgodi operations in the Province led to the arrest of 22 suspects last week for contravention of Section 49 (1) (a) of the Immigration Act, 2002.
“In Tlhabane, an employer was also slapped with a R1 500 fine for employing an undocumented foreign national,” says Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone “Of the 22 suspects, nine were nabbed in Tlhabane, five in Mabeskraal, five in Mooinooi and four in Mogwase.
They comprise Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Pakistan foreign nationals and a South African.
During the operations conducted in Mahikeng, Ventersdorp and Tlhabane, police confiscated counterfeit goods of different brands that entailed clothes, backpacks, cigarettes, an assortment of tekkies, sneakers and many more worth R3.4 million.
“All suspects appeared on Monday in the Magistrates’ Courts in Mogwase, Bafokeng in Tlhabane and Brits,” closed Brigadier Mokgwabone.
