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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Twenty-five (25) Malawian nationals were Thursday intercepted at Beitbridge border post by the Department of Immigration\u2019s Compliance and Enforcement unit.<\/p>\n

The illegal immigrants were caught around 4 AM today aboard an Intercity bus en route to South Africa after skipping the border into Zimbabwe via Nyamapanda.<\/p>\n

Among those arrested, 16 had passports that were not stamped at any immigration office, while the rest were undocumented.<\/p>\n

Acting Regional Immigration Officer (ARIO) in charge of Beitbridge Trustworth Manatsire confirmed the interception which occurred at a local service station. He said:<\/p>\n

We have since handed the group to the police pending further investigations and prosecution.<\/p>\n

As a department, we want to warn syndicates involved in this human smuggling activity that they will face the full wrath of the law. We are not relenting.<\/p>\n

In the last two months, over 100 Malawians were intercepted either skipping the border into Zimbabwe from South Africa or vice versa.<\/p>\n

The illegal movements are a cause for concern to authorities as they may contribute to the spread of the novel coronavirus across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Twenty-five (25) Malawian nationals were Thursday intercepted at Beitbridge border post by the Department of Immigration\u2019s Compliance and Enforcement unit. The illegal immigrants were caught around 4 AM today aboard an Intercity bus en route to South Africa after skipping the border into Zimbabwe via Nyamapanda. 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