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Hawks seize R1.5m in drugs at OR Tambo International Airport

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Hawks seize R1.5m in drugs at OR Tambo International Airport: The Hawks in Gauteng this week confiscated drugs worth about R1.5m at OR Tambo International Airport after a courier company tipped the police off about a suspicious parcel from Germany.

Col Philani Nkwalase said the discovery was made after its serious organised crime investigation team from Germiston was alerted about the suspicious parcel on Wednesday ““The suspected drugs wrapped in visible plastic were concealed as spare parts in a

brown container. The suspected drugs with an estimated street value of R1.5m were taken to the forensic laboratory for analysis.Head of the Hawks in Gauteng Maj-Gen Ebrahim Kadwa applauded the vigilance of the courier company and collaboration with the authorities.

 

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