Cocaine to the value of more than R200 million sized at OR Tambo International Airport

The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola, has commended a multidisciplinary team comprising the #SAPS, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs and the Border Management

Authority (BMA) for intercepting five luggage bags containing 216 blocks of cocaine weighing approximately 250 kilograms, with an estimated street value of more than R200 million, at OR Tambo International Airport.

The significant seizure is a testament to the effectiveness of coordinated law enforcement efforts and the commitment of frontline officers to disrupting drug trafficking networks that seek to use South Africa’s ports of entry to move illicit substances.

General Masemola has praised the team for its vigilance and professionalism, emphasising that the SAPS will continue to work closely with its law enforcement partners to identify, intercept and dismantle #DrugTrafficking operations.

The seizure comes amid sustained efforts by law enforcement…