A 45-year-old Zimbabwean man has been remanded in custody after police allegedly found about 7,294kg of manufactured tobacco hidden inside an LP gas tanker at the Groblersbrug Port of Entry. SAPS Border Policing officers arrested him on Monday, 24 August, after stopping the Volvo truck and tanker as they entered […]
The South African National Defence Force and 4 Artillery Regiment, deployed in Limpopo Province under Operation CORONA, continue to guard the borders of the Republic of South Africa were millions worth of illicit cigarettes, goods and vehicles were confiscated. In the Mabiligwe Area near Kruger National Park, Lieutenant Moreti and […]
Two male suspects aged 23 and 35 were arrested after illicit cigarettes valued at almost R2 million were discovered concealed underneath a load of coal in a truck at the Groblersbrug Port of Entry in the Waterberg District on Friday, 21 August 2026. The arrest followed information received by members […]
An intelligence driven operation conducted by members of the Public Order Policing (POP) Unit and the Potchefstroom Flying Squad resulted in the arrest of two alleged undocumented migrants for allegedly being in possession of illicit cigarettes with an estimated street value of more than R2 million on Monday morning, 27 […]
The Police in Limpopo have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against smuggling of goods following a successful intelligence-driven operation in Musina policing area on Thursday, 03 April 2025. The operation resulted in massive recovery of smuggled goods, including illicit cigarettes, worth an estimated R3.6 million from a warehouse. […]
Police in Limpopo have arrested a 44-year-old foreign national male at the Beitbridge Port of Entry on Thursday, 20 March 2025 at approximately 03:15 for attempting to smuggle illicit cigarettes with customs value of R2,139 000-00. During routine profiling and searches of trucks at the South Gate entering the Republic […]
The Provincial Commissioner of police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has applauded police for their vigilance and alertness which resulted in the arrest of a 44 year-old foreign national for smuggling illicit cigarettes worth more than fourteen million rands at Beitbridge Port of Entry on Saturday 18 January 2025. […]
Two male suspects, foreign nationals aged 38 and 42, were arrested for smuggling illicit goods at Groblersburg Port of Entry on Saturday, 14 December 2024. According to the reports, a customs official on duty at the import arrival gate intercepted a white freightliner truck and a trailer with two occupants, […]
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 […]
A 31-year-old man who is a supervisor at the company providing security services at the mine in Bekkersdal has is amongst four people arrested for allegedly smuggling food and mining equipment to the illegal miners in Bekkersdal. It’s alleged that on Tuesday, 05 May 2020 at about 19:30, security guards […]
