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A petrol tanker filled with contraband cigarettes worth about R2.2 million was seized at the Beit Bridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe on Friday.<\/p>\n

The driver was arrested, said police spokeswoman Lieutenant-Colonel Ronel Otto.<\/p>\n

Police were conducting routine stop-and-search operations at the border post when they found the truck was not carrying fuel but cigarettes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe petrol tanker entered the country from Zimbabwe. Police confiscated 900 master boxes and 13 loose cartons of cigarettes,\u201d said Otto.<\/p>\n

The nationality and age of the man was not known and investigations were continuing. \u2013 Sapa<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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