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NATIONAL NEWS - The Springs Magistrate’s Court has sentenced bogus cardiologist Sonnet-Mari Brand to two years in prison for running two practices and conducting home visits in Springs.
According to the Spings Advertiser, 36-year-old Brand pleaded guilty to all the charges against her.
Brand was arrested in October last year following information received by the SA Police Service’s Crime Intelligence Unit, working with the Health Professions Council of SA.
“The information was that she was registered with the council and subsequently that she was not a doctor or had any qualifications for what she claimed to be. Police information is that she was using someone else’s practice number,” Springs police spokesman Captain Johannes Ramphora said.
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.