Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The police and customs officials of SARS confiscated illegal cigarettes and alcohol in Klerksdorp, and neighbouring Potchefstroom and Ikageng.
These operations took place between August 18 and 20, and were conducted by the Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit (CCIU) and Crime Intelligence members in conjunction with customs officials, to enforce the Customs and Excise Act. The following items worth R236 740 were confiscated: six master cases of cigarettes; 645 cartons of cigarettes; 185 packets of cigarettes; five boxes of hubbly bubbly; 158 cartons of hubbly bubbly and another 266 packets of hubbly bubbly.