R2.6m in illegal cigarettes or alcohol seized on SA's borders since start of lockdown: Cele

During a press briefing on Friday, Cele admitted that organised crime syndicates had used the lockdown period to expand their illegal trade.

He said they have also observed an increase in smuggling contraband liquor and tobacco products between South Africa's land borders with Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, as well as the sale of these products in the black market.

He said they had confiscated contraband, including alcohol and cigarettes, worth about R1.07m in March and R1.6m in April.

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