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. […]
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Foreign national male nabbed at Beitbridge Port of Entry for attempting to smuggle illicit cigarettes worth over R2 million
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 […]
Foreign national arrested for smuggling of over R14 million worth of illicit cigarettes at Beitbridge port of entry
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 foreign nationals arrested for smuggling illicit goods worth over R1 Million
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, […]
Military at the Limpopo border confiscate illicit cigarettes and smuggled goods
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 […]
Security company supervisor amongst suspects arrested for smuggling food and mining equipment to the zama-zamas
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 […]
Suspect nabbed for smuggling illicit creams and tablets worth millions of rand in Limpopo
Limpopo: Suspect nabbed for smuggling illicit creams and tablets worth millions of rand Tom Burke (Lephalale Cluster) – A 27-year-old suspect was arrested on Saturday, 26 January 2019, by the police at Groblersbrug Port of Entry in the Tom Burke policing area, for smuggling illicit creams and tablets worth millions […]