Foreign national arrested in R2.3m tobacco smuggling crackdown

The Citizen | 06.06.2026 12:55
A 49‑year‑old Zimbabwean national has been arrested after police intercepted a truck loaded with illicit tobacco worth R1.5 million, in a high‑stakes anti‑smuggling operation that also netted the R800,000 vehicle and exposed the suspect’s illegal stay in South Africa.