Tag: illicit cigarettes

Browse our exclusive articles!

Illicit cigarettes: ‘The illegality starts at Beitbridge’

National Pieter Delport - July 24, 2020

Illegal tobacco products are allegedly supplied into local networks by legitimate and licensed buyers, who purchase it from factories in Zimbabwe and channel it...

Illicit cigarettes worth millions stashed inside petrol tanker

National Pieter Delport - July 21, 2020

Two foreign nationals were arrested and charged for smuggling illicit cigarettes after they were stopped at the Beitbridge Border Post on Monday, 20 July. This,...

Cop nabbed after vehicle carrying illicit cigarettes, crashes

National Pieter Delport - July 7, 2020

Two suspects, including a police officer, are expected to appear before the Modjadjiskloof Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of possession of illicit cigarettes,...

Men arrested for bribery, selling illicit cigarettes

Local Pierce Van Heerden - June 20, 2020

Members of the Bethlehem K9 and Tactical Response Team arrested a 33-year-old suspect in Bethlehem for selling illicit cigarettes after finding the cigarette stash...