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Busted! Children found inside trailer after Paarl police intercept bus with undocumented passengers

Source: News 24, 12/07/2024




Police conducting an early morning patrol intercepted a bus carrying undocumented passengers
• Police found undocumented women and children inside a trailer attached to the bus.
• A passenger then intervened and offered one of the police officers R50 000 to release the passengers.
• Home Affairs Minister, Leon Schreiber announced last week that foreign tourists, students and visitors who have applied for visa extensions will be allowed to stay in the country until the end of this year.
Police have intercepted a bus carrying undocumented passengers in Paarl, Western Cape - and with children found inside a trailer attached to the bus.
The officers were busy with patrols at around 05:00 on Saturday near to the N1 highway when they noticed people disembarking from a passenger bus near the Sonstraal off-ramp.
When they approached the bus, they found undocumented women and children inside the trailer attached to the bus.
`One of the passengers then intervened and offered one of the SAPS members an amount of R50 000 to release the passengers,` police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said.
However, the officer declined the bribe and executed an arrest on charges of prevention and combatting of corrupt activities, an offence in terms of the Immigration Act and the prevention and combatting of trafficking in persons.
Swartbooi told News24 that SAPS could not disclose the number of people arrested at this stage of the investigation.
The suspects will make their respective court appearances in the Paarl Magistrate`s Court on Monday.
On Thursday, newly appointed Home Affairs Minister, Leon Schreiber announced that foreign tourists, students and visitors who have applied for visa extensions will be allowed to stay in the country until the end of this year.
He said that the temporary extension to 31 December would safeguard applicants who applied for visa or permits extension from being declared undesirable and forced to leave the country.
It will also allow the department to reduce its ongoing backlog in the processing of visa and permit applications and extensions.
According to Schreiber, this measure is set to help the country`s economy.
Meanwhile, those with short-term visas who have applied for a renewal and have yet to receive the outcome of their application will still be legally required to leave the country within 90 days of their visa`s expiration.


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