ANOTHER huge consignment of ephedrine, this time worth over R2 million, was discovered hidden in ironing boards at the OR Tambo International Airport mail centre on Wednesday.
While conducting random inspections at the mail centre, a customs officer spotted a parcel coming from India declared as ironing boards. Importation of ironing boards through the mail raised her suspicion and the officer decided to check the parcel thoroughly.
When she opened the parcel, she noticed that the ironing boards’ trimmings were tampered with and she cut the bottom lining open. Each ironing board contained a packet of ephedrine (Crystal Meth). The total weight of the drug was 7 kg with an estimated street value of R2.1 million.
This was the second seizure of ephedrine concealed in parcels at the mail centre in two consecutive days.
