Zimbabwe: Chopper Border Patrols Deter Smuggling

21 April 2021

Thupeyo Muleya — The introduction of helicopter patrols by security officials has resulted in reduced cases of smuggling along the country's border with South Africa.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the police were clamping hard on criminals among them smugglers and border jumpers who are in the habit of using informal borders.

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