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Thupeyo Muleya
Beitbridge Bureau
A Zimbabwean truck driver, Jiant Janos Bimha (44), has been further remanded in custody by a Musina Magistrates Court after he was arrested for allegedly smuggling cigarettes worth R14 million into South Africa.
Bimha was arrested on January 18, 2025, after he was allegedly found in possession of the contraband at Beitbridge Border Post soon after entering the neighbouring country.
The police have since confiscated the 710 boxes of the illicit cigarettes and a truck tanker valued at R2 500 000.
South Africa’s spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Limpopo Province, Ms Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said the matter was postponed to March 7 for bail application.
The smuggling of cigarettes has become a perennial headache for both Zimbabwe and South Africa and authorities are collaborating to curb the vice.
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