Komatipoort – Forty-year-old Mozambican truck driver, Benito Abilio Cuma, accused of smuggling counterfeit takkies with an estimated street value of R2m into South Africa, has been remanded in custody.
The accused was arrested by the Hawks at the Lebombo port of entry in Komatipoort over the weekend.
Cuma appeared in the Komatipoort Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga on Monday, where he faced charges of contravening the SA Customs and Excise Act and dealing in counterfeit goods.
Mpumalanga Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Sekgotodi said: “The foreign national was remanded in custody for formal bail application.”
The accused will next appear in court next week on Tuesday, (14 November).
