Women Arrested For Tobacco Smuggling

A 24 year old woman has been arrested by Phitshane Molopo Police, in connection to a case in which Tobacco worth 200 Thousand Pula was smuggled into the country. Speaking to Gabz Fm News this Morning, Assistant Superintendent Benjamin Modimo-osi said the Police got a tip off from reliable sources, that certain vehicles suspected to be carrying tobacco were at the border. Modimo-osi said upon arrival at the border, the suspects fled the scene but Police later discovered one of the cars was registered in the woman’s name. She told the Police that even though the car is registered in her names, her South African ex boyfriend, whom she broke up with 2 years ago, had been the one using it on the day it was discovered. The car was carrying 46 boxes with 50 cartons, containing 20 cigarettes each