Two major drug busts were made in as many days at King Shaka International Airport, when customs officials seized a combined 2.66 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than R1 340 000, on Sunday and Monday.
The first bust was made when officials received information on one of the passengers on a flight to Dubai on Sunday, and searched a 53-year-old woman, finding 1.16 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in tinfoil and strapped around her body. She was immediately arrested and charged with possession of drugs.
Monday’s arrest saw officials, again working from a tip-off, identifying a suspicious passenger from Sao Paolo and searching him, finding 1.5 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in a bag around his body. The 43-year-old man was arrested and also charged with possesion of drugs.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni praised the Durban Organized Crime and Customs Officials for the breakthrough. “This is a second major drug bust in two days at the King Shaka International Airport. This shows that we have increased our security measures in preventing drugs from entering our province through the airports, she said.
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