Covid-19: SANDF members confiscate dozens of boxes of cigarettes
Members of the South African National Defence Force are conducting roadblocks across the country,
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Members of the South African National Defence Force made a number of arrests on 30 April for a number of offences including the transportation of cigarettes and liquor.
In Mpumalanga, one man was arrested with cigarettes and whisky during a roadblock on R571 Managa Road on the border of Mozambique.
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In another incident, a roadblock at the T-Junction of the Macadamia Military Base led to the confiscation of a box of gin, three plastic bags with dagga and one pack of cigarettes.
In Beitbridge, SANDF members conducted a successful waylay operation in which they confiscated 30 master boxes of cigarettes.
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