Police intercept vehicles convoy transporting over 100 illegal Zimbabwean immigrants in Polokwane

The Limpopo Provincial Tracking Team intercepted a convoy of motor vehicles which were travelling from Zimbabwe and heading to Polokwane with over 100 undocumented persons on Thursday, 07 December 2023 at around 18:30.

The passengers could not provide the legal documentations for being in the country and were placed under arrest on the spot. Most of the passengers could not establish where they were going and were suspected to be victims of human trafficking.

The Police and other stakeholders comprising the Department of Home Affairs and Social Development have been summoned to process the undocumented persons and suspected victims of human trafficking.