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Namibian court fines Zim truck drivers for cigarette smuggling

March 8, 2016 by admin News 0 comments

Harare – Two Zimbabwean truck drivers, who were arrested last year over the smuggling of contraband cigarettes through Namibia, have been sentenced to a fine of N$108 000 each or 13 years in jail.
The men were arrested on May 6, 2015. They were driving two trucks laden with a consignment of cigarettes valued at N$11.3 million, Namibian newspaper New Era has reported.
 

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/namibian-court-fines-zim-truck-drivers-for-cigarette-smuggling-20160308

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