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The seized goods included skin lightening creams worth millions of rand.<\/p>\n<p>Captain A Tamela said seven Infantry Batallion soldiers pulled off the operation in the Mpumalanga area on Wednesday, 8 December.<\/p>\n<p>The soldiers received a tip-off about the truck from Mozambique and intercepted it along the N4 highway in the Komatipoort area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn further inspection of the goods, it was established that the truck was loaded with bran on both sides but had boxes of skin-lightening creams in the middle of the load,\u201d said Captain Tamela of the Joint Tactical Headquarters in Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n<p>The truck was escorted to the SARS warehouse in Komatipoort &amp; the following contents were offloaded and handed over to SARS<\/p>\n<p>291 x boxes of Betasol;<\/p>\n<p>15x boxes of Diproson.<\/p>\n<p>36 x boxes of Epiderm Lotion.<\/p>\n<p>05 x boxes of Carolight.<\/p>\n<p>Total estimated value of creams is R 14 235 600.00.<\/p>\n<p>SANDF diverted the truck to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) warehouse in Komatipoort and the skin lightening creams were offloaded and handed to the customs authority.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated value of the goods, which included 291 boxes of Betasol, 15 boxes of Diproson, 36 boxes of Epiderm Lotion and five boxes of Carolight, is R14 235 600.<\/p>\n<p>In an unrelated incident, a joint operation between SANDF and the Detective Dog Unit from SARS Customs led to the confiscation of illicit cigarettes at the Beitbridge Port of Entry.<\/p>\n<p>The illicit cigarettes, worth an estimated R617 628, were handed to SARS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) intercepted a truck transporting illegal goods from Mozambique last week. The seized goods included skin lightening creams worth millions of rand. Captain A Tamela said seven Infantry Batallion soldiers pulled off the operation in the Mpumalanga area on Wednesday, 8 December. 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