Midnight Limpopo police chase ends in R100k cigarette seizure
The driver of the vehicle is still at large after abandoning the vehicle and escaping through the bushes.
On Sunday, 20 September, officers from Mankweng Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) ended a high-speed chase by seizing illicit cigarettes worth about R100 000 in the Molepo area. The suspect fled his Mercedes-Benz and evaded arrest. The Mankweng CPU spotted a suspicious white Mercedes-Benz traveling at high speed along the D4040 road at Ga-Rampheri at 2:50am on Sunday.
The driver failed to stop, prompting a pursuit that ended when the vehicle reached the Astron Garage in Ga-Chuene, Lebowakgomo policing area. The suspect abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot into nearby bushes. Police from Saps Lebowakgomo were called to the scene, where they found 18 boxes of Remington Gold cigarettes and 168 individual cigarettes. The suspect remains at large, and police continue to search for him.
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