Soldiers nabbed after allegedly smuggling illegal cigarettes in army vehicle
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The three suspects were arrested on Friday following a tip-off to police.
“Police at Beitbridge received information about an army vehicle loaded with illicit cigarettes which were to be delivered to an unidentified buyer around Musina.
“They reacted by staging a stop-and-search operation next to the Baobab truck park along the N1 north of Musina,” said police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo.
The foreign national was arrested but the soldiers refused to be detained. Police confiscated the vehicle in which they were traveling .
“The soldiers were later brought to the police station by their commander and were then detained. They were charged with possession of illicit cigarettes, defeating the ends of justice and resisting arrest. The other suspect will be charged with impersonating a member of the military and contravening the Immigration Act,” said Mojapelo.
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