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Border officials arrested a man at the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo for helping undocumented migrants illegally enter South Africa for as little as R300.

According to SowetanLIVE, the Border Management Authority (BMA) said on Monday, 21 April that officials used drone surveillance to track and arrest a man in Musina as he tried to exit a patrol zone with two undocumented individuals.

Authorities say the man was operating from a carport located approximately 500 metres from the port of entry. Officials intercepted him after spotting suspicious activity through drone footage.

Drone footage also revealed a second suspected facilitator, who fled the scene.

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SUSPECT CAUGHT SMUGGLING MIGRANTS AT MUSINA BORDER

The arrest came as BMA officials monitored a makeshift boat carrying several people across the Limpopo River. Masiapato noted that smugglers commonly use this tactic at Beitbridge.

“We can’t act while they’re still on the Zimbabwean side or even entering the river, but once they’re on our side, that’s when we can act and arrest them,” he said.