RSL destroys illicit tobacco products

Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) destroyed and buried 7,150 cartons of illegal cigarettes with an estimated street value of M505,900.00 on Thursday, 3rd April 2025, at Tšoeneng Landfill in Rothe, Maseru. The products were confiscated as part of RSL’s ongoing strategy to deter non-compliance and combat illicit trade.

The cigarettes were also seized from street vendors across various locations in Maseru during a joint operation by RSL and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS), known as Operation Osalama.

The destroyed brands included Boss, Red and Black, Ossum, Chief, Malimbo, Sahawi, R&G, and Chairman. In addition, eight boxes of 100-gram Best Blend tobacco valued at M25,200.00, and 15 bags of Tamputi valued at M1,350.00, were also destroyed.

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