Vehicle transporting illicit cigarettes valued at R 617 628 confiscated by South African National Defence Force

In a joint operation with members from the Detective Dog Unit Team 1 from the South African Revenue Service/CUSTOMS based at Beitbridge Port of Entry, members of the South African National Defence Force and 4 Artillery Regiment, in particular, confiscated illicit cigarettes valued at R 617 628.00 from the smugglers who ran back to Zimbabwe after noticing that they have been spotted by our forces.

The illicit cigarettes were handed over to SA Revenue Service.