Botswana

PICS | Major smuggling bust: R1.7m of illicit goods seized at Botswana border

Cape Town – Two foreign nationals, aged 38 and 42, were arrested on Saturday, 14 December 2024, for attempting... Read more

17 Dec, 2024

Countries

Tunisia town shuttered after Libya closes smuggler-linked border

Tunisia – Months into the closure of Tunisia’s main border crossing with Libya, a haven for smugglers, shops are... Read more

27 Jun, 2024

Countries

PICS | Man caught smuggling ‘significant quantity’ of skin lightening creams into SA

Cape Town – Matthews Ncube, a 46-year-old Zimbabwean, was remanded in custody by the Lephalale Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo... Read more

24 May, 2024

Countries

South African jailed in Singapore for smuggling rhino horns

Singapore — A Singapore court sentenced a South African man to two years in jail on Friday for smuggling... Read more

26 Jan, 2024

Countries

Suspect held over smuggling R800 000 worth of meds into SA

Cape Town – Police have arrested a 31-year-old man near the Oshoek border post in connection with the smuggling... Read more

16 Apr, 2023

Countries

PICS | SANDF soldiers confiscate high performance vehicles following shootout with suspects

Cape Town – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) confiscated high-performance vehicles following a shootout with the suspects... Read more

12 Nov, 2022

Countries

Hawks secure R9 million forfeiture order worth of gold

Gauteng – A forfeiture order of over R9 million worth of gold bars was granted against alleged smuggler Masnire... Read more

9 Nov, 2022

World

US Man who smuggled reptiles in his pants faces decades in prison

Los Angeles – A man who hid snakes and lizards in his trousers as he tried to sneak them... Read more

26 Aug, 2022

Countries

Man, 33, held at Beitbridge border post as he attempts to smuggle commercial explosives from Zimbabwe

Cape Town – A suspect attempting to smuggle commercial explosives from Zimbabwe into South Africa was arrested at the... Read more

25 Jul, 2022

Countries

Senegalese customs seize $5m worth of ammunition

Dakar – Senegal has seized three containers of ammunition from a Guyana-flagged cargo ship in the port of the... Read more

19 Jan, 2022