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SANDF members to appear in court on cigarette smuggling charges [SOUND]

# Five SANDF soldiers and two undocumented Zimbabweans will appear in the Musina Magistrate’s Court today for allegedly conspiring to steal a consignment of illicit cigarettes near the Limpopo River. Shots were reportedly fired, forcing smugglers to abandon 24 boxes. Six boxes were later recovered from a temporary military camp. Police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says they face charges of illicit cigarette possession, unlawful firearm discharge, and defeating the ends of justice:

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