Illicit cigarette dealers nabbed at lodge in Polokwane
The arrest of the duo comes after the Hawks received a tip-off about their alleged illicit dealings.
The Hawks on Monday, 19 October arrested two men for allegedly dealing in illicit cigarettes, during a raid at a lodge on the outskirts of Polokwane.
The men, aged 25 and 42 face a charge of dealing in illicit cigarettes and are expected to appear in the Polokwane Magistrates Court on Wednesday, says Hawks Spokesperson, Capt Matimba Maluleke.
Their arrest comes after the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit received a tip-off about people selling illicit cigarettes at the said lodge.
“The team descended at the said lodge and proceeded to one of the rooms where they found 330 cartoons of Remington Gold cigarettes.”
The cigarettes are worth an estimated R47 000.
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