Police in Limpopo arrested six suspects, recovered 10 stolen vehicles, and seized illicit goods worth R9.6 million in a major cross-border operation.
Police in Musina seized 55 boxes and 46 cartons of Remington Gold cigarettes worth R1.5m and two vehicles worth R600,000. A 36-year-old suspect is due in...
A 42-year-old foreign national was arrested in Lephalale after police seized illicit cigarettes valued at R150,000. He is due in court on 5 October 2026.
A four-day multi-agency Operation Phakisa in the Northern Cape led to arrests and seizures including drugs (R98,500), illicit cigarettes (R390,000) and fish (R1,500).
Mankweng police seized illicit cigarettes worth about R100,000 after a high-speed chase in Limpopo; the driver abandoned the Mercedes and remains at large.
Police in Limpopo intercepted a white Toyota Hilux after a chase on the R71, seizing illicit cigarettes worth R50,400 and the vehicle valued at R110,000.
Free State police arrested a 57-year-old foreign national after seizing suspected counterfeit cigarettes valued at R6.2m during an intelligence-led operation in Welkom.
Limpopo police, with SANDF support, recovered at least seven suspected stolen vehicles and seized illicit cigarettes worth about R877,679 during operations from Aug 13–16, 2026.
Corruption Watch has accused the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of failing to apply the law equally after Adriano Mazzotti a tobacco entrepreneur who admitted to serious...
South Africa’s national police operation dubbed Operation Shanela resulted in the arrest of more than 14,600 suspects in a seven‑day crackdown that ran from 18 to...