South African Police Dismantle Major Cross-Border Smuggling Ring
South African police have scored a major victory in the fight against organised crime with the dismantling of one of the most sophisticated cross-border smuggling networks operating between South Africa and Malawi.
On Friday, 6 June, South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba announced that the Limpopo Anti-Smuggling Task Team, supported by Tshimollo Security and Investigation and Shadow Secure Technology, intercepted a Scania truck with superlink trailers near the Polokwane weighbridge at around 2 AM on Thursday, 5 June 2025.
The truck was en route from Cape Town to Malawi via the Beitbridge border post.
Following an intensive 18-hour operation and a thorough search, the joint team recovered chopped parts of a Ford Ranger, reported stolen from Nyanga last month, including the engine, dashboard, radiator, differential, and steering wheel.
They also discovered 60 disassembled motorcycles hidden inside drums and containers. These motorcycles had been reported stolen from multiple Western Cape police stations, including Bellville, Mfuleni, Muizenberg, Nyanga, Milnerton, Sea Point, and Athlone. Said Ledwaba:
In addition, various electronic goods including plasma TVs, sound systems, solar tower batteries, and cellphones suspected to be stolen, were recovered.
The Scania truck and trailers used in the smuggling operation were also seized as part of investigation.
The total value of recovered goods is over R3 million.
Four foreign nationals, aged between 37 and 50, were arrested and are expected to appear before the Polokwane Magistrate's Court on Monday, 9 June 2025, on charges of possession of suspected stolen property.
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