Friday 25 December 2015 16:26
Customs officials and police at Lebombo border post have arrested two men in possession of R76 million cash. The money found included Dollars, Euros and Rand notes.
The suspects have been charged with money laundering. The pair were nabbed on their way to Johannesburg from Mozambique.
The sum was divided into $4.9 million, 2.2 million Euros and R20 000.
South African Revenue Service official (SARS) at the Lebombo Border Post ,Memory Ndou, confirms that the two men were arrested on their way to Johannesburg.
The money was hidden on the back of the bakkie after a search by customs officials. It was not declared at the border. Police were alerted and the two were arrested on the spot. It took officials five hours to count the money.
Officials at the Lebombo Border Post say that this is their biggest bust in history. The police are working with their Mozambican counterparts to determine if the two suspects are part of a bigger syndicate.
The two will appear in the Komatipoort Magistrates Court next week.
In http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/931a48804b11e581a5a1ef445cadceaa/Two-nabbed-for-money-laundering-at-Lebombo-border-post-20151225
