South Africa: Police Arrest Two Suspects for Smuggling and Possession of Illicit Cigarettes

press release

In a bid to curb illicit economy related crimes, police at Kopfontein Port of Entry and Zeerust K9 Unit members arrested two suspects on Friday, 15 November 2019 in separate incidents and seized illicit cigarettes worth R5 million.

In the first incident, a 37-year-old suspect was arrested in the early hours of Friday, 15 November 2019 for smuggling of illicit cigarettes. The suspect was entering the country from Botswana through Kopfontein Port of Entry when his truck was stopped for a search. During the search, the police found 303 master cases of illicit cigarettes worth R3.8 million inside a hidden compartment of the truck.

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