The dog unit team of the Makhado police arrested two suspects for being found in possession of illegal cigarettes last Friday (26 October). The suspects, aged 34 and 42, were driving along the N1 road when the police stopped the Isuzu bakkie, which had a load of 21 wooden doors. According to the spokesperson for the Makhado police, Capt Maano Sadiki, the police then realised that something was wrong with the arrangement of doors and opened one door to inspect.
They then discovered at least 1 536 cartons of illegal cigarettes inserted inside the 21 doors. The street value of the confiscated cigarettes was estimated to R198 000. Sadiki added that the police also found at least R29 000 in cash in the suspects' possession. “We suspect that the suspects had intended to use this huge amount of money to bribe the police, should they be stopped,” he said.
In a separate incident, only a moment later, another suspect was arrested after being found in possession of illegal cigarettes. The cartons were found hidden in the rear seat of the Nissan Sentra sedan. All suspects in these two cases will appear in court soon, said Sadiki.
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