Man gets jail time for moving over R1 million worth of alcohol from Gauteng to Mpumalanga without SARS paperwork
jail time for moving over R1 million worth of alcohol without SARS paper work.
Without the required South African Revenue Service (SARS) papers, a man illegally shifted liquor shipment valued over R1 million from Germiston to Ermelo. He was fined R100 000 or sentenced to four years in prison.
Maritz Cornelis Hendrik, 58, was found guilty and given a sentence by the Middelburg Specialized Commercial Crimes Court on Monday for violating the Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964, according to Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi, a police spokesperson.
According to reports, the accused purposefully and unlawfully diverted a shipment of alcohol worth R1 525 715 from Germiston to Ermelo without proper documents for SARS in June 2020, according to Sekgotodi.
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, "His co-accused who is out on bond is due to appear again in court," according to Sekgotodi.
A 31-year-old man was allegedly discovered last week in Mogaladi village, Limpopo, with suspected stolen alcohol and cigarettes worth more than R80,000. He is accused of being a part of a network that bombs ATMs.
According to Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, a spokesman for the Limpopo police, "These cigarettes are thought to have been stolen from filling stations during the drop-in safes bombing."
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