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UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED A brothel was closed, pimps and sex workers arrested in Witbank.
HAWKS spokeswoman, colonel Katlego Mogale, said the arrest came in response to the nationwide calling by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa in fighting the scourge of gender based violence including trafficking in persons, a crisis that is tearing the society apart.
Mogale said the Hawks together with the other law enforcement agencies identified houses used as brothels in Witbank. Disruptive operation was conducted by members of the Hawks Mpumalanga, Local Criminal Record Centre, When Duty Call Head Office, Corporate Communication, Tactical Response Team, Family Child Protection Unit Witbank, SAPS Witbank and Department of Home Affairs in Witbank on the early hours of Thursday, she said.
Hawks arrest illegal immigrants in Witbank brothel raids Citizen reporter
Some of the illegal immigrants arrested by the Hawks during a series of raids on Witbank brothels, 10 December 2020. Picture: Supplied Sex workers were interviewed and they confirmed that they originate from Zimbabwe and Lesotho as well as all other provinces.
In response to the nationwide call by President Cyril Ramaphosa to fight the scourge of gender-based violence including trafficking in persons, a crisis that is tearing our society apart, the Hawks together with the other stakeholders identified houses used as brothels in Witbank, the Hawks said in a statement.
A disruptive operation was conducted by members of the Hawks Mpumalanga, Local Criminal Record Centre, When Duty Call Head