Members of the Operation Vala Umgodi Task Team, operating in the Sekhukhune District, Limpopo, arrested five suspects aged between 19 and 31 for possession of illicit cigarettes and contravention of the Immigration Act on Friday, 06 December 2024, in Groblersdal CBD.
The team was conducting routine stop-and-search operations when they arrested three male individuals, aged between 19 and 29, at separate locations within the Groblersdal CBD for violating the Immigration Act.
While the operation was ongoing, the team received a tip-off about suspects selling illicit cigarettes around the CBD. The team arrested a 31-year-old foreign female suspect found selling illicit cigarettes near the traffic lights. Another 31-year-old foreign female was arrested at her supermarket in the area for the same offence.
In total, illicit cigarettes with an estimated street value of R5, 000 were confiscated during the operation
The suspects are scheduled to appear before the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 09 December 2024.