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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A Zimbabwean national has been found guilty of possession of illicit cigarettes by South Africa\u2019s Musina Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n

According to South African police, Tatenda Mashaire (34), was arrested in January after a tip-off about illicit cigarettes that were kept at a house at Malale Village in the Tshamutumbu policing area.<\/p>\n

Limpopo spokesperson for the South African Police Services\u2019 Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Captain Matimba Maluleke said:<\/p>\n

On January 21 a sting operation by members of the Hawks\u2019 serious commercial crime investigation in collaboration with crime intelligence and South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was conducted resulting in the arrest of the accused and seizure of boxes containing Remington Gold cigarettes worth R43 684.<\/p>\n

Mashaire, who is a Zimbabwean national, appeared in the Musina Magistrate\u2019s Court and entered into a plea agreement with the State.<\/p>\n

Mashaire was sentenced to R40 000 fine or alternatively 24 months imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Half of the fine and as well as the jail term was suspended for a period of five years on the condition that she is not convicted of a similar offence during the period of suspension.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A Zimbabwean national has been found guilty of possession of illicit cigarettes by South Africa\u2019s Musina Magistrate\u2019s Court. According to South African police, Tatenda Mashaire (34), was arrested in January after a tip-off about illicit cigarettes that were kept at a house at Malale Village in the Tshamutumbu policing area. 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