Hawks bust passport syndicate

A Pakistani kingpin allegedly behind a syndicate falsifying passport documents was arrested in a late night sting operation. The Department of Home Affairs and the Hawks raided a Home Affairs office in Krugersdorp in Gauteng, where 30 suspects were arrested.
It's emerged that locals with no prospects of travelling are lured by the syndicate into selling their identities to undocumented migrants posing as asylum seekers and refugees.
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motoaledi says more arrests are imminent.
Our reporter, Mbalenhle Mthethwa was there when the arrests were made.
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[@nmatodzi]

When Nhlanhla Lux speaks about this he is called names, all he wants is for foreign nationals to follow the law of the country.

[@drew5834]

This wouldn't be possible without the southafrican officials...

[@BezaneBoy]

You right the law must be follow and respect including South Africans

[@mphogift244]

true

[@phumlaninkabanhle7219]

If it wasn't for Nhlanhla Lux, whole of South Africa wouldn't know & care about these crimes, working together as South Africans we will bring order in our country Mzansi wethu 🇿🇦, Salute.

[@Moonlight-dg9wq]

True brother phambili!!

[@patrickphokoane641]

And now they arrested him... South Africans please let's stand for him and protect him ...as for the EFF South Africans stop voting for that rubish

[@mthokozisimagagula]

Correct!

[@Moonlight-dg9wq]

@@mthokozisimagagula Unity Bafwethu Unity

[@sibusisomani1746]

Izwe lethu..... ✋🏽✋🏽

[@gingersubramoney695]

That's why Operation Dudula is so important for our people .

[@Moonlight-dg9wq]

Alibuye izwe lethu and South African police protects this illegal movement cause most of them benefits from it remember Bheki Cele's wife was also implemented in selling drugs with the Nigerians what does that tells you ?

[@lucymamonyane8575]

But South Africa who opened lag n zip they don't see operations dudula important

[@cynthiaanyauche3519]

If found guilty please the judges must give harsh sentence both South Africa and foreign national they are corrupt.

[@Kholmi.28]

Do they even make it to court?🌚🌚

[@hondaeownerreviews8608]

Its way too late where was this minister last month? Probably counting his money

[@allisonannseptember5545]

By time what can Malema say now . Thank you Lux for saving South Africans from those who want to abuse this country we fought so hard for . Malema never fought for our freedom .

[@sunelelujabe8075]

Say that again. His a populist.. Come National elections and we are going to hit where he won't be impressed.

[@petermoema5447]

Viva! Motsoaledi! Viva! You and Nhlanhla lux are our Heros Viva! ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@Ayesha01]

No viva. Offer him money and see the difference.. 😆

[@josephinemamabolo1280]

@@Ayesha01 lol.all Pakistanis must go

[@mzansi021]

The president should take lessons from the Minister of home affairs and stop calling South Africans xenophobic and vigilantes

[@Paperscissor183]

Hope they don't send him to prison

[@leilaleila8160]

Ijoooo tell him hle and he must put a stop in this madness 😠of arrest

[@collinmshayisa5169]

Love our minister

[@jackmamoleloa7993]

Yes

[@nosisantsele4987]

Thanks Dr M 🙏🏻 job welldone we need leaders like you to make our country whole again

[@sindim1704]

I love this Minister, he seems to be the only minister in Ramophosas administration who wants to do his job. Majority are there for their own pockets.foreign nationals, Malema and his followers who accuse this Minister and South Africans of Xenophobia, what is this? Keep it up Minister Motsoaledi!

[@thembi9645]

This is what we want here in SA not lazy snoring Honorables Operation Dudula woke u all up #Nhlanhla Lux

[@lifecouch6961]

Viva Dudula viva Soweto Alrx

[@reyamolebogaenkosi7056]

Thanks the honorable Minister

[@marymasala3636]

Thanks very much minister for saying it in black and white

[@thetrendingworld6286]

Please take this operation to Limpopo. There's lot of work to be done. You'll thank me later. Rise Motsoaledi.

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

They will need to build a new office there in Limpopo my brother. Sorry your province has been overtaken.

[@georgewilliam1736]

The law must change when a local woman marries a foreign man she should get his country`s passport and give up her south african citizenship.

[@mkza2280]

Maybe cos I've noticed it's their foreign husbands who move to South Africa and some of the wives has never even set foot in their husbands country of origin 😅😅😅😅😅

[@thabangtladi8247]

Thats what minister is looking at right now🤔actually we don't even need to accept refugees and asylum seekers in SA anymore cos we've already issued them millions of our SA documents since from 1994 💁‍♂️so they can go to other countries and ask for asylum there

[@cecilajonas6196]

I agree with you. We are sick of these fake marriage of convenience.

[@nomfunekonosilela3895]

I agree

[@masjm7278]

YOU are RIGHT that is OUR Culture YOU Marry a FOREIGNER you take their NATIONALITY and Surrender yours ,That is Why Surnames are also Changed, 👏🏼👌🏻a VERY Smart OBSERVATION indeed.

[@costaqwabe5683]

"we are being undermined"

[@mjcaqua1887]

Thank you Minister Motsoaledi! ✊🏿

[@Blessed224]

Thanks to Dudula and Lux. Minister must tell the truth.

[@olalekanarowolo6604]

lol how is this about Dudula idiot

[@hondaeownerreviews8608]

Minister has a lot to explain...in court

[@danraymondaphane7289]

@@olalekanarowolo6604 Ur an idiot can't u hear the minister is repeating what dudala has been saying all along. dumass

[@MIA-ti7pg]

@@olalekanarowolo6604 bcz if it wasn't for them they wouldn't have dealt with this 🙄

[@Sterfillah]

There should be a hotline to call to report illegal immigrants in our communities

[@phumlaninkabanhle7219]

Nice idea

[@simphiwemathibela3579]

Protect Aaron Motsoaledi 🙏❤️

[@patrickphokoane641]

And Mr lux

[@mthemburosemary498]

And employ more youth for controlling pass on the street

[@ncamsilezwane5746]

Thank you Minister, Malema we are after you sell out

[@Moonlight-dg9wq]

Nhlanhla Lux is what you call a hero the real one

[@khotha22]

Nhlanhla deserves to be hounered Dr Lux he is the hero

[@helenelambrechts5446]

Well said, minister.

[@sibusisongobese1611]

Where is JuJu... What is his opinion on this. Why doesn't he arrest the minister like he did with Nhlanhla. I think when these foreigners get deported, he should go along with them. It's Malema's brothers...

[@ncamsilezwane5746]

Big win for hone affairs, the hawks and Operation Dudula, Down with the EFF, the nasty party that is slowly dragging our country to a failed state.

[@marilynbright7263]

One crook at a time ... well done on the stand for justice to all concerned !

[@michaeldormehl5128]

It's refreshing seeing a official that takes pride in our country, even if its just for the camera it's better than what we're used to getting from them.

[@bellawatt586]

He knows he got a bad report card his job is going tata

[@sunelelujabe8075]

Say that again

[@dineodipela1484]

Lux thanks a lot.Malema must be investigated why they protect foreigners why ? Something fishy.

[@nduminjingolo934]

Malema is a flipflop he can't be trusted ,can he then explain all this really!! Viva Lux and Motsoaled , very true we are undermined by these foreigners

[@nduminjingolo934]

I'm just interested as to what charge will be given to Lux come on Eff are you for real!!

[@joshuaborias4781]

"Now WE Understand Why There Is Always 'Congestion' At This OFFICE"

[@amkgaka9824]

Instead of 50 people in a queue, there will be 100; 50 foreign nationals and their South African 'doubles'. Since all these people should not be in the queue in the first place, we have 100 fraudsters taking up valuable queue space.

[@sthembisomkhize1734]

Arrest them all we are tired of this corruption in our country

[@ihearti]

Well done to the Team who has been hunting these criminals

[@precophox]

Thank you minister, Danko

[@mtetelelimrwetyana2002]

You will find these thugs in all home affairs offices.

[@madialemotsiri586]

Woow Minister, u deserve 👏 my respect, ur indeed hard at work.

[@blackgerman4238]

I am very disappointed as a south african. The country is fast asleep.

[@maviyoasenkandla2289]

Tanx Mr Motsoaledi for being honest 🙏😡

[@sibF-h1k]

Thank you Nhlanhla Lux you are our hero and Minister Aaron I hope this is just a beginning sikhathele bo!

[@christophermaplanga2413]

I love it when u say we being undermined thanks Dr M

[@doremi131]

Credit to Operation Dudula and the Hawks. When we adress these issues they call us Xenophobic.

[@kolidogg]

And then the Kingpin get bail and skip the country himself ....back to Pakistan

[@nomasontogumedegumede849]

Where is Malema 😔,where are u?come here

[@leilaleila8160]

Job well done 👏✔👍Mr Motswaledi 👏👍🙌💪

[@mkza2280]

Thank you Mr Motsoaledi the only minister who has South Africa best interest at heart 💪💪💪

[@sibongilepeter5695]

Say thanx to Operation Dudula by opening your eyes it's about time really Viva Operation Dudula Vivaaaaa amandla ngawethu💪💪

[@vthomas2313]

I Like Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motoaledi . He does a LOT of right for South Africa and stays OUT of trouble by just doing his job and being straight forward with the media

[@yayaacombi6224]

Tata🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 u talk like a real Man who is proud of his country and want SA to win this war against foreigners who wants to destroy South Africa.

[@peisaimeja6818]

Stop selling your identities to foreign nationals, that is stupid and clever people will never sell their identities. Stop blaming one side. What about those South Africans who are behaving like the Esau of this day?

[@thembacindi3863]

Salute. My Minister.A Warrior.

[@Madamspeaker2]

Nhlanhla lux thank you son!

[@CassidayJacobs]

I am glad that the issue is now highlighted at such a national level.

[@Sterfillah]

Revoke every visa, citizenship through marraige etc. all foreigners even naturalised ones must restart the process again

[@somebodysson2534]

Home Affairs is reviewing all permits and visas issued since 2004 (if I am not mistaken). Clean-up is underway as we speak.

[@thabangtladi8247]

We desperately need to do that and scrap all those fake documents and deport all this things back to their own zoo

[@collinmshayisa5169]

@@thabangtladi8247 True! This is just exhausting

[@deborahramaphala9056]

Minister help nhlahla lux to be freed He is standing for all south africans

[@sibonisocharles5369]

Thanks Nhlanhla Lux ✊✊✊ our Junior Chris Hhani

[@Bongz90]

finally Motsoaledi has come to the party... If only Bheki Cele could grow a pair of balls!!!

[@Dave.Seg.]

Motsoaledi has always been in the party. Expect more from him in the very near future. He is working hard.

[@DavidDavid-eu4wx]

Yes stiffen the laws and if anything discharge all corrupt officer this must go to the port of entry too with cameras and sniffing dogs for drugs

[@pheeganeletsoalo3958]

Danko bra minister great job

[@mosehlacharles5599]

FREE Nhlanhla Lux

[@bontlefelaoliphant5346]

Thanks Dr

[@sbusisomolose8139]

Free Nhlanhla Lux. He needs to be protected so he can protect SA. He shone the light.

[@gladmahlare2067]

Dr motsoaledi for Presidency, every department previously led by minister Mkhize is in shambles 😟

[@thabodavidtumailetsi5783]

He messed up health...so think, research before commenting

[@gladmahlare2067]

@@thabodavidtumailetsi5783 you should do ur research, department of health is in deep shambles because of it’s competitors in the private sector , a failing government department only makes them richer, motsoaledi was sabotaged because he wanted to introduce the NHI that threatened their pockets, no scandals of massive state funds looting and nepotism took place during his tenure.

[@muzinxumalo2575]

Operation Dudula is doing great and this minister must be the President of our country we need such leadership not the one who tell us about his mining experience we don’t need that we need changes

[@bontlefelaoliphant5346]

Well done

[@bathabiletshabalala2897]

What he has said is exactly what Nhlanhla has been saying the only difference is Lux is behind bars

[@yolandanxesi5463]

Well done Minister. Umsebenzi wakho uyancomeka.

[@thabokabai4188]

Dankie Minister for the honest words.

[@cecilajonas6196]

Big up Minister. This country needs men and women of character like you. We don't need snoring, incorrigible fraudsters representing us. Ntlantla you are the true son of the soil.

[@NomD05MZ]

Just imagine selling your identity for R500 😡 shame on you SA people and those SA women marrying foreigners to sell their citizebship, disgusting and thank you so much Dr Motsoaledi 👏👏👏

[@sburandex8131]

Wayisho lendaba inkinga yithi selling South African for 500

[@ToxxicMafia]

so the Kingpin is a foreigner. why am i not surprised?

[@facts_ops]

We need to tighten foreign laws big time

[@villamoyambolonghorns3089]

Herman Mashaba was talking about this problem with Motswaledi for years and he wouldn't do anything about it. Now with the combined force of Dudula cleaning the streets and Mashaba cleansing the country of ANC from local to National (2024), suddenly Home Affairs is feeling the pressure. Sorry Motswaledi, you should have acted a long time ago when we complained that Makwerekwere are destroying the country! If you visit Hillbrow, Nigeria or Sunnyside, Nigeria, everybody there has a South African passport!!

[@cncafrica]

When was DrM minister of home affairs "for years"? He did a great job when He was health minister.

[@SandileNtombela]

I like this man kodwa yazi, he is really cleaning the Home affairs only if many of his colleagues were this drive .....thank you Nate Motswaledi

[@warriorofwarriors8205]

You do nt do as you please here in South Africa .South Africa has it's own laws,like any other country. Ps don't get me wrong my African Brothers and Sisters. I love you so so much, when I look at you,I see a soul not nationality but ps humble down guys and admit that you have wronged us.

[@southafricaconnect8025]

The only minister I’ve heard being not diplomatic

[@lwazimazwi638]

I hope voters will hand all political parties that support illegal immigration a crushing defeat in 2024.

[@wow.sailor.]

Well done 🥳

[@rosiematabane5292]

Our minister our hope and trust "Re tswalele Motswaledi Tswala"

[@mmanokoseshoka9903]

Mnister Aron Motsoaledi is an asset in our country, this man stands for the truth and he is doing his job with great pasdion, Long live Minister Motsoaledi long live, long live Dudula long live!

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

Finally the man said it. "South Africa is being undermined"

[@sburandex8131]

By who not foreigners but by South Africans South Africans are one working inside home affairs doing all this scandals

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

@@sburandex8131 Let's call it a joint effort. You would be disingenuous if you said that people who willingly participate in lawlessness aren't undermining the system also.

[@thapsmatsi7506]

Long live Nhlanhla Lux Long live. It is clear that now our hopes are in you.

[@sikhumbulelufutha3172]

While you keep Nhlanhla Lux behind the bars, there who started this movement, our government want to act smart, instead of supporting the poor guy in his vision

[@ritomathebula9547]

Dudula operation 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@carloschalepondia1496]

South African and foreigners they are match kkkk

[@leeglenett4619]

Dr Motswaledi solving people problems..greatful

[@makeyray7378]

You left it for too long motswaledi a lot of malawian Zimbabwe Nigeria Ghana Congo etc etc they flooded SA for SA passport to travell abroad you are a little too late to act this could have been avoided 20 years ago now they are running SA they invaded SA 30 years ago while u sleeping enjoying your salary

[@milesmadlunga8735]

The sad truth is, these operations have been happening since long back. They do them for a certain period of time especially towards elections after that boom it's water under the bridge.... 😐😐😐

[@siyathembasiazmatshaya7074]

Foreigners always involves

[@zenzo9138]

Crime is crime it doesn’t have border what you here in not true trust me every country they do the same Minister know that crime starts up the to the bottom

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

@@zenzo9138 Immigration fraud is exclusively about foreigners. So not sure what you talking bout buddy.

[@Whoo_shem]

Talk my minister, tell them! We are Gatvol!

[@Tinker8531]

Operation Dudula is finally an organisation that is getting the government to do their job. Unlike other that have long protracted court cases with judges to scared to take on politicians. Malema was publicly encouraging the breaking of they law by illegal migrants and he was not found guilty. Minister recheck everyone's passport who are naturalised. do the same you di to us when we all had to go identify ourselves at the banks to check if we are the owners of our bank accounts. It can be done if the will power is there by the government.

[@brendamazibuko8456]

Viva Motsoaledi💪💪💪

[@wow.sailor.]

Weldone 🥳🥳🥳👍

[@zuluwarriorwithsomepower614]

Protect our minister and protect Operation Dudula

[@bnce457]

Send them Back!

[@Enoch940]

Bet the kingpin is Nigerian.

[@mogomotsi6595]

Pakistan

[@austineosasamayo1794]

Anti Nigerian

[@mogomotsi6595]

@@austineosasamayo1794 You Nigerians must leave our country or we will force you to do so.

[@austineosasamayo1794]

@@mogomotsi6595 open your and fight your real enemy idiot

[@fikelelafix4217]

Great Work to the Minister of home Affairs very Proud of you Dr. How then do we detect these Documents?

[@interestedparty.643]

DR aaron is a wise man . well done DR Aaron

[@somebodysson2534]

I applaud Minister for apprehending these criminals (both locals and foreigners). However, Minister attributed most of the blame to foreigners, yet South African Home Affairs officials and ordinary citizens are equally to blame for this rogue act of criminality. This is a give and take situation, why blame one party only?

[@mkza2280]

But it is not South Africans who brought these so called refugees to South African shores they came on their accord with a purpose to defraud it was all premeditated .They learned the loop holes while in the country already and their local counterparts should be punished of cause

[@somebodysson2534]

@@mkza2280 I admit that some foreigners or so called refugees come to SA shores with premeditated minds to defraud. But, to complete the fraud, these foreigners pay rogue South African officials, who must apply the law correctly, but do not do so because of bribes. The immigration laws are clear - but some law enforcers of the law are corrupt. The ripple effect is that foreigners keep coming as long as there are rogue Home Affairs officials to bribe.

[@mkza2280]

@@somebodysson2534 I did say the locals counterparts meaning South Africans should also be punished!!!!!

[@somebodysson2534]

​@@mkza2280 💯

[@chrislebese8513]

Well done.

[@chrislebese8513]

But you need to do more because the damage is extensive.

[@kedibonemohajane42]

Woow ntate motsoaledi thanx for telling the truth that they undermine the law how can they open businesses and have stands freely while they are refugees. Our economy has fallen because of them they don't pay tax

[@ishmaelphetola4102]

And they must come and investigate here in Limpopo, Starting in Polokwane and then,they must go to Ramokgopa to catch more.

[@siphiwembiyela3886]

Motsoaledi is doing so much

[@akhonadyi3602]

I bless the Lord for raising up the community (operation Dudula)

[@lamolatlouphillip1351]

Thanks for a clear interpretation of the situation in our COUNTRY. If indeed DEMOCRACY is government FOR the People BY the People, and THOSE PEOPLE are not listened to, it means democracy, just like APARTHEID benefits the MINORITY and they like it and enjoy it.