WATCH: SARS crushes illegally imported vehicles in KZN
The South African Revenue Service has destroyed almost 30 vehicles, valued at around R3.5-million, that were seized in KwaZulu-Natal during the course of the last financial year.
As per their customs declarations, some were meant to be exported on but never were.
Some were driven into the country with false licenses and registrations and others had no customs declarations whatsoever.
In Phoenix, where SARS is destroying some of the vehicles it seized over the last financial year. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/NJEu9GRVqM
— Bernadette Wolhuter (@bernwolhuter) November 23, 2018
The acting chief officer for SARS' Customs and Excise, Beyers Theron says the vehicles need to be taken off the roads.
He says many of the vehicles brought into the country illegally are used to commit crimes and tracing them can be almost impossible.
SARS seized 26 illegally imported vehicles in KZN during the last financial year. They will all be destroyed. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/lKjmN8OGVe
— Bernadette Wolhuter (@bernwolhuter) November 23, 2018
A decision has now been taken to crush them instead.
The tyres are removed and the fuel tank emptied, before the vehicles are loaded into this machine & crushed. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/JOPyOPsTgu
— Bernadette Wolhuter (@bernwolhuter) November 23, 2018