The relentless efforts made by the police in the fight against the smuggling and illegal trading in illicit cigarettes continue to yield positive results following the apprehension of two suspects along the N1 road next to Botlokwa yesterday on Friday 30 September 2022.
The truck transporting animal food was stopped by the police along the N1 road towards Polokwane, as it approached Sekonye junction under Botlokwa policing area. This after information was received that the two suspects were actually transporting illicit cigarettes.
The truck was disguised to be carrying stacks of Lucerne in the rear section of the trailer to deceive the police. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that half of the front side was fully loaded with 104 cartoons of Remington Gold illicit cigarettes with an estimated street of R70 000.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the cigarettes were reportedly smuggled from Zimbabwe.
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