The members of Upington Border Police followed on information received on Monday, 23 June 2025 about illicit cigarettes being sold at a shop in Groblershoop as well as an alleged storage premises where a load of cigarettes for the mentioned shop was offloaded for storage.
The premises were confirmed through Crime Intelligence, and a search warrant was obtained. On Wednesday, 25 June 2025 a buy and bust operation was conducted with the assistance of Upington K9 Unit and Customs.
Upon searching the said premises, the police discovered 110 master cases, 68 cartons, and 46 packets of cigarettes valued at approximately R2,8 million were seized and handed over to customs for further investigation.
