Josephat Bayayi (43) was convicted and sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment for smuggling explosives.
In July 2023, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) personnel were busy scanning the vehicles at Beitbridge Port of Entry when they noticed suspicious items that were loaded in a red Iveco truck with a trailer. The truck was coming from Zimbabwe.
The Beitbridge Port of Entry-based police, Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC), and Bomb Technicians were summoned to the scene. The truck was searched and the team confiscated 14 reels of detonating fuses, 747 Superpower, 90 blasting cartridges and 875 carmex connector capped fuses valued at R45 6850.00.
The driver was immediately placed under arrest for smuggling explosives. The case was opened and the dock was later transferred to the Musina-based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation for further handling.
During the investigation, it was revealed that the explosives were coming from Zimbabwe and destined…
