SA Police are further tightening their Victorian border patrols with Dog Operations joining police and Australian Defence Force personnel at checkpoints from today, Saturday 18 July.
State Coordinator, Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said the deployment comes after police received intelligence that people are hiding in freight carriers to get across the border.
“This sends a strong message to anyone thinking about sneaking across the border that they will be caught,” he said.
“Police can and will be issuing expiation notices up to $1,000 for anyone found to be breaching border restrictions.
“They will then be placed in quarantine, and removed from South Australia as quickly as possible.”
Dog Operations will begin at the checkpoint near Renmark and travel to other border checkpoints during the week.
Police will also have patrols at rail-yards to monitor trains as they pass through the State following the four stowaways from Melbourne earlier this week.
