The Border Management Authority BMA has activated a nationwide festive season border security plan, which is set to kick in on Wednesday.
The plan will see intensified operations across all 71 ports of entry, including 52 land posts, 10 international airports and nine seaports, along with enforcement in the 10km designated border law-enforcement area inside the country and 12 nautical miles outward at sea.
Commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato said the expanded deployment is driven by long-standing patterns showing that the festive period attracts sharp spikes in traveller volumes and attempted illegal crossings.
