Vehicles seized in Sars sting

A joint operation between
the police and the South
African Revenue Services
(Sars) last week resulted
in the detention of 46 cars
worth over R1.8 million.
The week-long joint
operation targeted illegal
second hand vehicle
importers in Durban,
according to BuaNews.
Sars spokesperson
Sibabalwenathi Mfabe
said second-hand cars
were imported to South
Africa from Asian
countries for onward
export to African
countries, but the
cars never left South
Africa and were sold to
unsuspecting citizens.
Mfabe said all vehicles
detained during the
operation would be seized
by the state because
they had exceeded the
maximum stay in a
bonded warehouse.