MBOMBELA - Mpumalanga has requested national intervention to deal with rising levels of crime in the province.
It blames this partly on porous borders. They have become a hotbed for drug trafficking, with illegal substances flowing into the country.
READ: SA's porous borders | Mpumalanga asks for help from national government
Authorities are struggling to keep up as drug syndicates exploit weak controls.
Our reporter Pule Letshwiti-Jones caught up with those at the forefront of the fight against crime.