Stolen vehicles seized as BMA intensifies border security near Mozambique

By Akani Nkuna

Border Management Authority commissioner Michael Masiapato has issued a stern warning to crime syndicates that they will be met with the full force of the law.

This follows border guards at Khosi Bay intercepting “three high value assets” suspected to be tied to transnational smuggling operations into neighbouring countries.

In one incident, authorities flagged a motorbike whose frame matched the description from an ongoing stolen vehicle case reported in Mayville, Johannesburg.

A black Senke frame was concealed inside a trailer. The suspect, believed to be headed for Malawi, was also allegedly found with seven mobile phones for which he could not produce proof of ownership.

He was detained under the Immigration Act and a case was registered at the Emanguzi Police Station.

Later that day, border guards intercepted a white Toyota Hilux driven by a Mozambican national on his way to Mozambique. Upon inspection, officials discovered that