The Durban police seized cocaine worth R80 million at a warehouse at the Dube Trade Port at King Shaka airport.
- Police seized drugs worth R80 million at the King Shaka International Airport on Friday.
- The bust comes two days after they sniffed out drugs worth R70 million at the Durban Harbour.
- Police are investigating where the drugs were headed.
Durban police seized cocaine worth R80 million at a warehouse at the Dube Trade Port at King Shaka International Airport in their second major drug bust in three days.
National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the airport warehouse bust was an intelligence-driven operation by police officers attached to the Durban Harbour.
Police had been tracking various containers that arrived in the country via the Durban Harbour from Brazil.
“On Friday afternoon, members tracked a certain container to the Dube Trade Port, in which 228 blocks of cocaine were seized. The cocaine was found concealed in meat boxes and disguised as such,” said Mathe.
On Wednesday, cocaine worth R70 million was seized from a container at the Durban Harbour. In that case, police found two hundred blocks of cocaine in 20-litre paint containers.
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Police officers attached to the harbour had been monitoring the vessel, which had also made its way from Brazil.
“Prior to the vessel arriving at the Port of Durban, members intercepted the identified vessel and mobilised various units and resources to conduct a search and seize operation on the identified containers,” Mathe said.
She added police were investigating were the drugs were headed.
Police said 228 blocks of cocaine were seized.
The cocaine that was found at the airport on Friday.
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola lauded his officers for disrupting transnational crimes.
“We are warning those involved in such activities to surrender, or we will continue to sniff them out,” Masemola said.
The case will be handed over to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks).