SAPS Border Policing members have arrested a 43-year-old truck driver from the Kingdom of Eswatini in a crackdown on cross-border smuggling. The arrest came after alleged attempts to smuggle dagga into South Africa were foiled by vigilant SAPS officers. Colonel Donald Mdhluli, spokesperson for the SAPS, confirmed the incident, stating that the arrest took place […]
A 40-year-old Mozambican truck driver, Bento Abilio Cuna, has been convicted and fined R200,000 for attempting to smuggle counterfeit goods worth R6 million into South Africa. The Mbombela Specialised Commercial Crime Court handed down the verdict following his arrest at the Lebombo port of entry. Cuna was apprehended by a collaborative effort of law enforcement
A 40-year-old truck driver was arrested by the Hawks’ Nelspruit based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation together with members of Lebombo Border Police on Saturday for smuggling counterfeit goods into the country. Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi said the suspect will be charged for contravening the provisions of Section 83(a) & (b) of the Customs
In a major success in the ongoing battle against vehicle theft and smuggling, Limpopo police arrested a 35-year-old South African man attempting to smuggle a stolen Toyota Fortuner out of South Africa to Zimbabwe via the Beitbridge border. The arrest was made on Tuesday, October 31, thanks to a coordinated effort involving the South African
Joseph Bayayi, a 43-year-old Zimbabwean cross border was convicted and sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment for smuggling explosives into South Africa. Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Matimba Maluleke said South African Revenue Service (Sars) personnel were busy scanning vehicles at Beitbridge port of entry when they noticed suspicious items that were loaded in a red
In a major operation on Saturday, May 20, 2023, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs Division successfully intercepted a truck that was attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cigarettes. The truck, which had been declared as carrying Cotton Oil Cake, was found to contain 440 master boxes of Remington Gold cigarettes with an
A 49-year-old gas tanker truck driver was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation on 03 May 2023 in Potchefstroom for smuggling illicit cigarettes worth over R7.8 million rand. The team was following up on information regarding a large consignment of illicit cigarettes that was reportedly being transported in a gas tanker truck from
Amon Jokwiro, a 32-year-old Zimbabwean truck driver has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in jail by a Musina Regional Court for smuggling contraband of explosives through the Beitbridge border post into South Africa. Jokwiro was arrested on April 14 last year for possession of explosives. The accused had with him 397 units of
A truck driver has been arrested and another managed to evade police when they were intercepted after attempting to smuggle illicit cigarettes into South Africa from Botswana. Police stopped two heavy-duty trucks, fully loaded with illicit cigarettes, and subsequently arrested the driver. Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, spokesperson for the SAPS in Limpopo, said one of the
Police in Zimbabwe are looking for a truck driver, Wonder Muswere, who evaded arrest by outpacing customs officials during a 250km chase on the Beitbridge – Masvingo highway on Wednesday last week. The truck driver allegedly fled from Beitbridge Border Post in his Volvo rig pulling a superlink with a load of smuggled groceries. Customs
