The 300kg of cocaine was found in one of the containers aboard the ship. It was detected after a week-long intelligence operation led by the SARS National Targeting Unit.
"The SARS Marine unit, Durban Operations, South African Police Service Crime Intelligence and National Detective Services boarded the vessel heading from South America to secure several containers that were profiled by SARS," SARS said. The containers were inspected after they were unloaded in the Durban harbour, which revealed zinc metal products and several black bags containing 378 bricks of pure cocaine.
The illicit cargo and what appeared to be cellular tracking devices were handed over to SAPS for further investigation, SARS added.SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter said it there was a commitment to"fight the scourge of narcotics entering the country and destroying the lives of its users, especially the youth."
"SARS will not tolerate these illegal activities but will rather continue to fulfil its mandate of facilitating legal trade to further economic development of our country," he added.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
_Business R1.3 BILLION!! COCAINE WORTH R1.3 BILLION! The international drug cartels have now made SA a hub of operations. We have no government here.
_Business Oh I love it when drugs and illegal firearms get taken from circulation. I have a question, where and what exactly gets done with illegal drugs, firearms and illicit cigarettes?
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_Business Any people arrested
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