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Limpopo police have arrested two foreigners for allegedly smuggling illicit cigarettes worth more than R3 million at the Beitbridge border post.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said officers received a tip-off that a bus and trailer, which were carrying a large consignment of illicit cigarettes, were en route to South Africa on Friday.
"The bus was spotted and routinely directed to the searching bay. Police, together with customs officials, started searching the trailer and found 239 master boxes of Remington Gold illicit cigarettes and 35 cartoons worth over R3 million. Two suspects were immediately arrested."
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Remington Gold cigarettes are made by Gold Leaf Tobacco Company in Zimbabwe.
The two people, aged 30 and 63, are expected to appear in the Musina Magistrate's Court on Monday.
A third suspect who evaded arrest is still at large.
"The search for the escaped suspect is still continuing," Mojapelo added.
