Cocaine worth R2.6m seized at OR Tambo Airport

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“SARS Customs officials and the detector dog unit intercepted 9.16kg of cocaine worth R2.6 million during a search at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday.”

The cocaine belonged to a woman in transit travelling from Sao Paulo to Maputo, Mozambique, who claimed to have no check-in baggage.

“Upon investigation by the Customs officials, it was discovered that the traveller was the owner of a bag that contained eight laptop bags with hidden compartments laden with a white powdery substance. The white substance tested positive for cocaine,” said the revenue service.

The woman and the drugs have been handed over to the South African Police Service.