
Smuggling of alcohol, cigarettes on the rise
Lockdown regulations in South Africa have seen an increase in demand for products currently not available, with the national border protection tasking reporting a half a million Rand increase in the value of contraband seized last month compared with March 2019.
Statistics from the Joint Operations Division of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) show contraband, including cigarettes, other tobacco products and alcohol, conservatively valued at R1,07 million was confiscated by patrolling soldiers on South Africa’s land borders with Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe between 1 and 31 March. This is R472 063 more in Rand terms than the previous March.
At the same time it appears lockdown protocols and regulations, whether in South Africa or its neighbours, has not affected the efforts of dagga smugglers.
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/smuggling-of-alcohol-cigarettes-on-the-rise/
Related Posts
Heavy smoker’ is caught smuggling 33,000 cigarettes
A "heavy smoker" caught smuggling 33,000 cigarettes into Scotland has been...
Shanghai police bust gang for fake Dyson hairdryers.
Shanghai police have cracked a criminal gang suspected of manufacturing and...
Smuggling fines boost State budget
As many as 11,500 cases of smuggling and trade fraud have been uncovered in the...
Man held with gold worth Rs 72 lakh at IGI airport
NEW DELHI: A man has been arrested by the customs officials at international...