A truck loaded with suspected contraband cigarettes worth more than R1 m was confiscated on the N12 south of Kimberley on Sunday (02/10).
Capt. Olebogeng Tawana, police spokesperson, said an intelligence-driven operation led by members of the Kimberley K9 unit, Kimberley Flying Squad, Provincial Organised Crime and Crime Intelligence yielded this results.
They operationalised a tip-off and tracked the truck, apparently on its way to De Aar. The truck had two occupants, aged 56 and 37. An enquiry docket was opened whilst awaiting the tobacco brand experts to certify if the cargo is indeed contraband cigarettes.
