Five arrested for possession of illicit cigarette in North West
Loyiso Langeni
20 March 2014
The Hawks seized R1 million and two
luxury vehicles when they arrested five suspects believed to be selling illicit
cigarette in the North West
The suspects appeared in court
earlier this week and were released on R100 000 bail each.
The suspects are accused of leading
a syndicate that smuggled illicit cigarettes between South
Africa Botswana
Captain Paul Ramaloko said the
syndicate were arrested after intensive investigation conducted by Hawks in the
North West Province
“We confiscated R1.1 million in
cash. Five of these syndicates were released on R100 000 bail each.” Ramaloko
added
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