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Task team ‘smokes’ smuggler out in Ivy Park

The suspect was found with 1085 cartoons of illicit cigarettes to the value of R233,275.

POLOKWANE – A Provincial Task Team conducted an intelligence-driven operation that led to the arrest of a 39-year-old Zimbabwean national and confiscation of dozens of illegal cigarettes.

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Police spokesperson, Captain Maano Sadike says a tip- off was received, yesterday, which led  the team to a  vehicle transporting illegal cigarettes in Polokwane and on arrival, the culprit tried to escape but the police gave chase until the suspect was cornered and apprehended at Ivy Park next to Sterkloop Nursery.

“The suspect was travelling in a gold Toyota Etios with Reg.No ND299-376 and there were 1085 cartoons of illicit cigarettes inside to the value of R233,275.”

Sadike says the suspect is expected to appear in court soon.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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