KING WILLIAM’S TOWN – Dedicated South African Police Service and South African National Defence Force members deployed at Telle Bridge Port Of Entry have over the past weeks made significant inroads in curbing cross border crime and confiscating of huge assortment of cigarettes, drugs and vehicles.
On 20 May 2020 at about 05:00, two suspects were arrested for illegally transporting tobacco. It is alleged that the two suspects, Bulelani Mkontwana, (35) and Reuben Hossin, (31) were stopped at a vehicle check point near a tavern at Qoboshiane village and the following were sized:
• 8 x boxes of 50 x 20’s British American tobacco cigarettes;
• 13 x boxes of 50 x 20’s Sun King Size cigarettes; both with an estimated street value of R742 000.00
