JOHANNESBURG: South African Revenue Service (SARS) seized cocaine worth R2.6 million during a search at OR Tambo International Airport.
“SARS Customs officials and the detector dog unit recovered 9.16 kilogram of cocaine worth R2.6 million during a search at OR Tambo International Airport.”
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 traveler 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.
