POLICE have confirmed the arrest of at least 11 000 illegal transport operators across the country since the start of “No to Mushikashika” at the beginning of the year.
This was confirmed by police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday. “619 arrests were made under operation, ‘No to Mushikashika,” bringing cumulative arrests to 10 806. So far, 265 touts have been arrested while 93 unregistered and plateless vehicles have been impounded,” he said.