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Zimbabwean driver arrested with cigarettes worth R6m
27 May 2016 at 15:28hrs | Views
South African police in the Limpopo province last Saturday arrested a Zimbabwean truck driver in possession of cigarettes worth R6 million.
Daily Sun reported that the Limpopo police arrested a 47-year-old Zimbabwean driver transporting illegal cigarettes.
"He was with an accomplice and they were driving two vehicles loaded with cigarettes worth R6 million," reported the Daily Sun.
"They were cornered by police at a petrol station in Boyne, outside Mankweng, and searched. The second driver managed to escape from the cops."
Reports of numerous Zimbabweans smuggling cigarettes into South Africa being arrested have of late been rife.
Daily Sun reported that the Limpopo police arrested a 47-year-old Zimbabwean driver transporting illegal cigarettes.
"He was with an accomplice and they were driving two vehicles loaded with cigarettes worth R6 million," reported the Daily Sun.
"They were cornered by police at a petrol station in Boyne, outside Mankweng, and searched. The second driver managed to escape from the cops."
Reports of numerous Zimbabweans smuggling cigarettes into South Africa being arrested have of late been rife.
Source - Daily Sun
