Two Ethiopian nationals are expected to appear in the Mbombela Magistrate Court , Mpumalanga on Monday, for the alleged possession of illicit cigarettes with a street value of about R2-million.
The pair was arrested in Mbombela after a tip-off. They were found in possession of illicit cigarettes amounting to half-a-million rand.
They led the police to a storage facility in White River where more cigarettes were found.