TWO IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS NAILED BY CCTV

The corruptofficials, aged 61 and 44, were hauled off in cuffs after surveillance footageand sharp-eyed Border Management Authority (BMA) execs nailed them, during ahigh-stakes operation. The officers allegedly took cash to green-light theentry of a white Mercedes-Benz taxi, later intercepted carrying 18 passengers —five of them without papers. DeputyAssistant Commissioner, Mmemme Mogotsi confirmed that the arrests were part ofa crackdown aimed at flushing out dirty dealings at the border.

“We’rerestoring integrity, one arrest at a time,” she said. “These arrests are justthe beginning.” The bust wastriggered by suspicious behaviour, spotted by two top BMA execs, who wasted notime calling in the Saps detectives, Limpopo’s Anti-Corruption Unit and theLocal Criminal Record Centre.



The smuggler’staxi —parked casually near a shop — became the scene of a brazen back-doordeal. Moments after the shady exchange, the vehicle rolled through..

. but didn’tget far. Officials swooped in, unearthing the migrant cargo.

A womanpassenger and the driver — the suspected smugglers — were also nabbed. All nineaccused appeared before the Musina Magistrate’s Court on April 23, facingcorruption and immigration charges. The case continues on April 24.

The BMA saysthe dodgy duo have been suspended, pending criminal and disciplinary action. Acting BMACommissioner Jane Thupana, praised her team’s swift action and reaffirmed theagency’s zero-tolerance stance. “Corruptionends here,” she declared.

“We’re deploying body cameras, cleaning house andmaking sure every border deal is done by the book.” During Easter,40 body cams were rolled out to bolster surveillance — and this sting provesthey’re already making waves. Meanwhile,South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, revealed that 27 crookedofficials have been fired for fraud and corruption at ports since July lastyear.

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