Central SA
Farm owner to appear in court for erecting cross border "tollgate"─── 12:34 Mon, 24 May 2021
A farm owner in the Free State is expected to appear in the Fouriesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday following her arrest last week for setting up a "tollgate" for people to move illegal immigrants and hijacked vehicles across the country’s borders.
Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Philani Nkwalase says it is alleged that the 38-year-old farm owner used an excavator and sand to make other illegal crossings inaccessible so that only her illegal crossing would be open.
The Hawks set up a covert operation and asked the farmer if they could move their hijacked vehicle across her border.
Lt.Col. Nkwalase says the woman agreed and charged them R1 000 for one vehicle to cross.
Police arrested her on the spot, as well as a 28-year-old foreign national, who will appear on an additional charge in terms of the Immigration Act.
The Hawks are investigating the suspect's links to other serious cross-border crimes.
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