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Border patrols net cigarettes, livestock and vehicles
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Soldiers confiscate illicit cigarettes and wildlife on border patrol duty
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A soldier on patrol in the Overstrand.
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has deployed to the Overstrand region of the Western Cape to combat poaching and related crime in conjunction with local law enforcement and other roleplayers.
The SANDF said Joint Tactical Headquarters Western Cape launched Operation Corona in the Overstrand on 6 May together with the Maritime Reaction Squadron, local law enforcement and Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. The main goal is to stop the poaching of marine resources and enforce maritime security.
Pre-deployment preparations took place in SA Naval Base Simon’s Town with Mission Ready Training in April, and law enforcement operations began last month. Many vehicle checkpoints were held throughout the Overstrand region, stopping and searching dozens of vehicles whilst staying on the lookout for poachers, suspects, and wanted vehicles.
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Cigarette bust on the Zimbabwe border.
Copper is the latest addition to the growing list of goods confiscated by soldiers protecting “South Africa’s territorial integrity” as part of the Operation Corona mandate.
Soldiers deployed at the Pontdrift port of entry between South Africa and Botswana stopped a vehicle, presumably during a routine stop and search operation, at Weipe. Closer inspection revealed copper valued at over R3 400 for which the vehicle’s occupants had no explanation. They, their R70 000 vehicle and the copper were handed to police for further investigation.
Some distance from Pontdrift at the Madimbo ops base east of Musina, soldiers, according to SA National Defence Force (SANDF) communication officers, had “immense success” and confiscated just on R1 million worth of illegal cigarettes bound for spaza shops and other illegal outlets in Gauteng. Cigarettes and an unknown number of suspects were handed to police.
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Soldiers on border patrol find abandoned vehicle.
Stolen vehicle recovery and confiscating narcotics top the list of recent successes for an SA Army infantry unit doing duty as part of Operation Corona, the national border protection tasking.
Elements of Mthatha-based 15 SA Infantry Battalion are in northern KwaZulu-Natal on the borders with eSwatini and Mozambique.
The unit’s Bravo Company, working the Pongola area of the eSwatini border with police confiscated an undisclosed amount of Mandrax and cocaine at stop and search operation. Another 15 SAI patrol spotted a man, attempting to cross the border. On being hailed he dropped what he was carrying and ran back to the safety of eSwatini. Soldiers found about two kilograms of dagga with an estimated value of R24 000 in the discarded bag.
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