Zimbabwean truck driver convicted over R10.4m illicit cigarette haul
Hawks spokesperson Colonel Avele Fumba said the successful outcome highlighted the collaborative efforts of the South African Revenue Service (Sars), the South African Police Service (Saps), the Border Management Authority (BMA), the Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC) and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), known as the Hawks.
The illicit cigarettes were hidden in a tanker and destined for South Africa.
Arrest Demanyundo was arrested on 10 June 2025 after illicit Chelsea cigarettes were discovered concealed inside a tanker during routine cargo scanning operations at the Musina-Beitbridge Port of Entry.
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