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‘Cigarette smuggling’ up in smoke for woman   

A 37-year-old Mpumalanga woman appeared in the Tonga magistrate’s court yesterday on a charge of importing illegal goods.

Police said they arrested Lucy Mahlalela, 37, of Nkungwini on Monday night at Mbuzini near Komatipoort during a routine roadblock.

Mahlalela, who was not asked to plead, is out on warning until February 13 pending further police investigation.

She was allegedly found in possession of 71 cartons of cigarettes brought into the country illegally from Mozambique.

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