High-speed chase leads to major human trafficking bust in Limpopo; two injured

In a major crackdown on human trafficking, Limpopo’s Anti-Smuggling Operation intercepted 20 foreign nationals who were allegedly being smuggled into the country illegally. Provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Thakeng, stated that officers acted on intelligence about a white Ford Ranger Double Cab bakkie allegedly smuggling undocumented foreign nationals from the Beitbridge Point of Entry to Johannesburg. Thakeng said that the white Ford Ranger Double Cab bakkie entered the country early on Tuesday morning. Acting on tip-offs, officers tracked the vehicle until it was intercepted along the N11. “The members operationalised the information about the bakkie that entered the country in the early hours and immediately commenced with the investigations to locate it until it was intercepted along the N11 public road, next to Harry Oppenheimer High School under the…