Africa-Press – Angola. One thousand and 297 attempted border violations between the province of Cunene, Angola, and Namibia, were prevented in the first quarter of this year by the Border Guard Police (PGF), 240 fewer cases compared to the same period in 2023.
The information was provided, this Monday by the director of the institutional communication and press office of the National Police in Cunene, chief superintendent Nicolau Tuvecalela, adding that of the registered infractions, 1,287 were dismounted, eight with vehicles and two with motorbikes.
According to the official, the violations amount to 1,281 cases of tax evasion, 11 of fuel smuggling and one of cannabis sativa (liamba) trafficking.
He said that the infractions culminated in the arrest of 9,792 citizens, 9,785 of whom were nationals and seven foreigners, 3,816 fewer than in the interior period.
During the period in question, the PGF seized 10 vehicles, various vehicle accessories, mobile phones, household utensils, food items, as well as three thousand and 35 liters of gasoline and two thousand and 917 liters of diesel for attempted tax evasion.
On the other hand, he reported that the 1st demining brigade of the UPGF removed and destroyed a 120 mm cannon projectile and another BM-21, as well as two anti-personnel mines, an F-1 grenade and an equal number of South-made aviation rockets. African.
The explosive devices, according to the source, were removed following complaints from people in the areas of Omakuto, on the border of Santa Clara, and the Caculuvale neighborhood (Ondjiva).
The province of Cunene shares 460 kilometers of border with the Republic of Namibia, 340 of which are land and 120 are river.
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