Police arrested 46 undocumented foreign nationals in Mashishing township on Friday.
This all started when the Acting Control Immigration Officer was tipped of two trucks parked at Mashishing township full of people who were suspected of being undocumented foreign nationals.
He then contacted his colleague and they both attended to the complaint.
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According to the police on arrival, they started with their investigation and found that all the occupants of the two trucks were indeed undocumented foreign nationals from different countries.
The supervisor of the group alleged that they were going to install communication lines in town and Mashishing Township. All the 46 undocumented foreign nationals were charged for contravention of Section 49 of the Immigration Act. Act no13 of 2002. The suspect responsible for allegedly hiring these foreign nationals was charged for contravention of Section 49 Subsection 3 of the Immigration Act no13 of 2002: employing foreign nationals without work permits. All the suspects will appear at the Lydenburg Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.
