The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in Limpopo is extremely determined to fight the smuggling of illicit cigarettes in the country by dismantling and paralysing the syndicate operations. This follows a successful discovery of suspected illicit cigarettes at a farm between Musina and Beitbridge Port of Entry on 25 February […]
A crime prevention operation between #EMPD and law enforcement stakeholders in Brakpan and Springs saw three suspects arrested for concealing illicit cigarettes on Friday, 3 February 2023. Acting on a tip-off officer moved into a supermarket in Springs and searched in the presence of the shop owner and an assistant. […]
A total of six suspects, who were arrested by members of the South African Police Service in Marble Hall after being found loading illicit cigarettes from a Gas Tanker into the two Cargo Trucks at Toitskraal outside Marble Hall on Friday night, 27 January 2023, were remanded in custody when […]
One South African Tank Regiment from Bloemfontein led by the energetic Officer Commanding, Lieutenant Colonel Heidi Dalton, was busy with waylays operation between Dongola Kop and Mapungubwe National Park when they confiscated illicit cigarettes valued at R254 731.00. The suspects escaped and fled. At Machete Farm Kaoxa Bush Camp, other […]
Another week, another million Rands worth of confiscated illicit cigarettes. The earlier wisdom displayed by the Officer Commanding Joint Tactical Headquarters Limpopo Colonel Choene Samuel Mabotja when he invited Agriculture -South Africa Limpopo is really paying dividends. The members of Charlie Company of 4 Artillery Regiment received a call from […]
Successes || Joint Tactical Headquarters Limpopo. At Echo-Station 2 on the Eastern side of Beitbridge Port of Entry, members of the SA National Defence Force intercepted two Toyota Hilux Bakkies with a combined value at R 1,252, 000.00. The suspects (drivers) did not care, they just drove their vehicles straight […]
The endless efforts of SAPS in Gauteng to fight the trade and proliferation of illicit cigarettes saw positive results when a consignment of illicit cigarettes worth about R10 million was seized and five men arrested today in Sandton. Crime intelligence information was operationalised by Provincial Organised Crime Unit, West Rand […]
Members of 4 Artillery Regiment based in Pontdrift, were busy with waylays in Maphungubwe, when they confiscated the illicit Royal Express cigarettes valued at R 101 493.00. Meanwhile, on the Eastern side of Beitbridge Port of Entry, our soldiers confiscated groceries which were meant to cross the border over to […]
Two members of the South African National Defence Force aged 27 and 38 together with an undocumented foreign National aged 30 will appear in Musina magistrate court on Monday 21 June 2021 after they were arrested yesterday, 18 June 2021 for allegedly transporting illicit cigarettes in the Army vehicle. The […]
In a bid to curb transnational crime, police at Kopfontein Port of Entry arrested a 53-year old Petrus Toppies for possession of illicit cigarettes. Members were busy with their daily duties on Tuesday, 08 June 2021 at about 17:00, when they pulled off a MAN truck to the search area. […]
