20 Jan 2011
The Department of Home Affairs, in a joint operation with other security agencies, today Thursday, 20 January 2011 arrested 355 illegal immigrants in the vicinity of the Crown Mines area in Johannesburg.
Announcing the arrests in Pretoria, Deputy Director-General for Immigration Jackie McKay said, “We can confirm that Home Affairs immigration officials today arrested 355 illegal immigrants of various nationalities in the Crown Mines area.”
“At this stage, we can also confirm that of this number, 337 were males of Bangledeshi, Pakistani and Chinese origin while 18 were Chinese females.Those arrested are being held at the Lindela Deportation Centre while awaiting the issuance of travel documents from their diplomatic representatives in South Africa following which they will be deported to their countries of origin.”
“We have reason to believe that these 355 undocumented immigrants were smuggled into the country by syndicates operating in both South Africa and their countries of origin.”
“These arrests and others like it send a positive message that government will not tolerate corruption and those implicated in such activities will face the full might of the law,” concluded McKay.
Enquiries:
Manusha Pillai
Cell: 082 389 3587
Issued by: Department of Home Affairs
20 Jan 2011
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