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File Image: Authorities have embarked on an intensified law enforcement operation at the Ficksburg Port of Entry between the Free State and Lesotho.
The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it has ramped up operations at ports of entry to ensure safe, efficient and co-ordinated management.
It has increased its staff size to manage the influx of travellers.
More than five million people are expected to cross borders between South Africa and some neighbouring countries during the festive season.
BMA Commissioner Doctor Michael Masiapato visited the border post between South Africa and Lesotho on Friday.
“We have the top eight land ports, we only have four drones, so what we do is we deploy the drones where we know there are serious vulnerabilities, but there is also a lot of criminality in those areas. And Maseru is one of those areas. You will remember yesterday we were at Ficksburg, we went also to Caledonspoort and there is no drone there. So, what we do is, we move those drones to areas where there are issues.”
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