South Africa: Over 1 200 Arrests for Smuggling

11 September 2007

Polokwane — Police arrested over 1200 people in Limpopo over the weekend for helping to smuggle illegal Zimbabwean immigrants into the country and Zimbabwean cigarettes.

A total of 92 police stations in the province worked together as part of Operation Vulindela (meaning make way), which kicked off on Friday and ended Tuesday.

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