The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has apprehend 81 foreign nationals during the just ended festive season for violating various immigration permit conditions.
According to the department’s National Public Relations Officer, Wellington Chiponde, the foreigners were arrested during the special festive season operations aimed at tightening security through monitoring and tracking of irregular movements, using designated check points and ad-hoc roadblocks.
Of the 81 foreign nationals, 38 were arrested in the Northern Region, 20 in the Central Region and 23 in the Southern Region.
Chiponde said, during the operations, officers were checking and verifying residential status of foreigners and working on intelligence and tips from patriots.
Meanwhile, the Department has already deported 8 of the irregular immigrants and the rest are currently being investigated to decide their fate.
