“consented to be smuggled”
A South African man was arrested after he attempted to smuggle his girlfriend from one province to another.
According to authorities, the woman was hiding in the trunk of the car to escape coronavirus lockdown regulations.
The woman had, however “consented to be smuggled” and was also arrester.
A man was arrested at the N12 roadblock on Friday, 17 April, for attempting to smuggle his girlfriend out of GP to MP, without a permit.
Law enforcement asked the man to open the boot to search, they found a lady inside.
She was also arrested, she consented to be smuggled. pic.twitter.com/QuONdyDz0p— MEC Faith Mazibuko (@FaithMazibukoSA) April 19, 2020
Apnews.com reported on Friday night the police stopped the man travelling from Gauteng, which has South Africa's largest number of confirmed cases of Covid-19.
The man was attempting to take his partner to the neighbouring province Mpimalanga.
To combat the spread of Covid-19, South Africa has been in lockdown since March 27. Only essential journeys are permitted during lockdown and moving across provinces has been banned.
