Truck driver caught smuggling cigarettes worth more than R1m in Springs 19 April 2021 - 12:12 Image: EMPD
A truck driver from Zimbabwe was arrested for smuggling illicit cigarettes worth more than R1m in Springs in Ekurhuleni at the weekend.
Ekurhuleni metro police spokesperson Thabiso Makgato said the driver was arrested after the truck was pulled over on the N17 offramp on Saturday afternoon.
The arrest was made during Operation Kurhula.
Makgato said the truck was loaded with boxes of illicit cigarettes worth more than R1m.
The driver is expected to appear in the Springs magistrate’s court soon to face charges of possession and possibly dealing of illicit cigarettes.