/ 13 March 2000

COPS NAB 750 ILLEGALS

POLICE, Home Affairs officials and army troops arrested 750 people in a clean-up operation in Johannesburg suburbs Berea and Hillbrow on Monday morning. The operation kicked off at 3am on Monday morning and in three-and-a-half hours 750 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested. Illegal firearms and drugs were also found in the operation which is expected to end on Monday afternoon.