Mozambique’s Interior Minister, Paulo Chachine, has confirmed that Interpol officers are in the country working alongside local security services as part of a wider regional crackdown on cross-border crime.
Chachine said the initiative is a “simultaneous operation” unfolding across several countries in the region, including South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania and the Kingdom of eSwatini. The effort is being co-ordinated from Interpol’s regional office in Harare, Zimbabwe. Officials have not yet disclosed the specific focus or duration of the operation.
Mozambican legal expert and political analyst Alexandre Chivale says the development underscores the scale of the security challenges shared across the region.
“This kind of coordinated effort shows that Southern Africa is dealing with criminal networks that don’t recognise borders,” Chivale explained. “For Mozambique, it highlights the importance of strengthening domestic institutions while deepening cooperation with neighbouring states.”
He added that Interpol’s involvement suggests the targets are not minor offenders. “When an operation is run at this level, it usually points to organised or transnational crime that individual countries can’t tackle alone,” he said.
–ChannelAfrica–
