A foreign national was arrested for illegal entry into SA and for failing to disclose the source of the R165k he hid in the cooler bag

Limpopo – A pedestrian was stopped by police officers along N1 between Musina and the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo, his cooler bag was filled with R100 and R200 notes.

The 57-year-old man failed to account or give reasonable reasons with which to purport the genuine acquiring of the R165 000 stuffed in his cooler bag.

The man is expected to appear in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for transgressing the Customs and Exercise Act.

Police spokesperson Mamphaswa Seabi said the arrested follows the presence of police on the road as they were patrolling along the N1 North road.

“The suspect was walking with other pedestrians when he was spotted by the police while carrying a portable blue cooler bag and stopped him. Police searched him and discovered a large amount of cash packed inside the cooler bag the origin of which he failed to explain and was immediately arrested,” said Seabi.

The cash found in his possession, amounted to R165 060 after being counted.

“Preliminary investigations at the scene revealed that the suspect was in the country illegally and the money was not declared at the border post,” Seabi added.

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