Tag: illicit cigarettes
SAPS intercepts convoy carrying R1 million in Illicit cigarettes
Officers of the Limpopo Provincial Flying Squad have intercepted a convoy of five “high-powered vehicles” loaded with illicit cigarettes, and following a high-speed pursuit,...
SANDF and SAPS seize R6 million worth of illicit cigarettes
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF), in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS), have executed a major illicit cigarette seizure worth...
Bambatha Rifles net cigarettes worth millions in three border busts
The South Africa/Zimbabwe border appears to be the main entry point of illicit cigarettes into South Africa, as evidenced by several massive busts by...
SANDF soldiers recover stolen vehicles and millions of rands worth of...
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers busy with border protection patrols under Operation Corona have had a busy three weeks, recovering multiple stolen...
SANDF soldiers confiscate R6 million worth of illicit cigarettes
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers on border protection duty have in one weekend recovered over R6 million worth of illicit cigarettes and...
R43 million up in smoke
The sky in the immediate vicinity of the Beitbridge port of entry in Limpopo is this week a haze of tobacco smoke as R43...
Cigarette smuggler arrested at Groblersbrug border
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Commissioner in Limpopo, Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe, has applauded members of the Groblersbrug Border Post for their alertness and...
Hawks, SARS seize R30 million worth of illicit cigarettes
National Hawks Head, Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, has commended the Directorate’s Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team for seizing R30 million worth of suspected illicit...
ISS: Instability fuels North Africa’s illegal tobacco trade
The trafficking of tobacco is a multibillion-dollar business worldwide. One of the major global smuggling routes flows through the Balkans in Eastern Europe to...
Illicit cigarettes and a stolen vehicle the latest haul for Op...
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers on Operation Corona duty have added the confiscation of a stolen Toyota Fortuner and illicit cigarettes worth...
Soldiers bust cigarette smugglers on Zim border, police emulate them in-country
The best efforts of a stretched landward force to prevent contraband of all types flooding South Africa are to be seen in the millions...
Huge cigarette bust for Op Corona soldiers
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers, along with members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), have seized more than R5 million worth...
Soldiers confiscate R1 million plus worth of illegal cigarettes
Yet another illustration of how lucrative the South African cigarette market is for smugglers comes in the form of four separate busts by soldiers...
Op Corona soldiers on border protection seize R2.2 million worth of...
Hours of footslogging in difficult terrain for soldiers deployed on border protection in Limpopo last month was rewarded with a haul of...
South Africa is one of world’s top five markets for illicit...
South African soldiers being offered bribes of up to R20,000 to look the other way by cigarette smugglers is an indication of...
