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R104 Million worth of drugs recovered, three nabbed

By Staff Writer 16 Jun 2017 1 Min Read Save

Last updated: 16 Jun 2017, 09:30

Members of the Customs and Dog unit of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African Defence Force (SANDF) participate in a drugs search simulation exercise by units of the SAPS and the SANDF on May 13, 2010 at the new multibillion dollar King Shaka International airport in Durban.The South African Police Service is staging a crowd management simulation exercise, after training by the French Gendarmerie ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. AFP PHOTO/RAJESH JANTILAL

The Richards Bay Organised Crime Unit members in conjunction with the Crime Intelligence officers in Empangeni and Pretoria have arrested three men following the discovery of heroin worth R104 million on Monday.

Members of the Pretoria Crime Intelligence had gathered information about a vehicle which was going to enter South Africa through the Kosi Bay Port of Entry with drugs. The Task Team at the port of entry was immediately activated and the described vehicle was stopped and taken to a nearby police station for a thorough search.

Several bags of drugs which were allegedly fetched from Mozambique were found concealed inside a make-shift compartment underneath the vehicle. A 27-year-old man was immediately arrested. Intensive investigations then led the Hawks to Gauteng where two suspects, aged 24 and 29 years, were arrested. They were found with R50 000-00 in cash.

The two suspects appeared before Johannesburg Magistrate Court on Wednesday, 14th and their case was transferred to Emanguzi Magistrate’s Court where they join their accomplice on yesterday, 15 June 2017.

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