The police in Marble Hall in Sekhukhune together with private Security recovered a truck loaded with 89 boxes (50 cartons) and 716 x20 of Remington Gold illicit cigarettes worth R3 million, after two male suspects abandoned them at the corner of N11 and Slaagboom Road, in Marble Hall policing area, on 12 February 2025 at around 22:00.
According to information, the police activated an operation upon receiving an alert about a suspicious truck travelling towards Marble Hall. The described vehicle was spotted, and they tactically approached it. The driver and passenger jumped out of the truck, after noticing the Police. They abandoned the truck and fled the scene on foot.
The police searched the truck and found the illicit cigarettes of Remington Gold cigarettes with an estimated street value of R3 million. Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at around 11:30, members of Public Order Policing Unit arrested a 44-year-old male suspect for possession and dealing in drugs, following an intelligence driven operation at Onverwacht in Lephalale policing area. Police searched the suspect’s residence and found him in possession of 20 grams of rock drugs with the estimated street value of R6000-00, and 103 grams of crystal meth drugs with an estimated street value of R30, 900-00.
The Provincial Commissioner of police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has hailed the police for their persistent effort in combating drug-related crimes in the province.
The suspects will soon appear before the local magistrate’s courts.
The police investigations are continuing.
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