From: News24
Tammy Petersen, News24
Cape Town – The majority of illicit cigarettes are no longer smuggled into the country, but are manufactured in South Africa, Deputy Police Minister Maggie Sotyu said on Tuesday.
And those behind this criminal trade are “very sophisticated, very complex and very organised”, she said.
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She said about 60% were manufactured in the country, while the rest was smuggled in predominantly from Zimbabwe.
