Police seize R65 million worth cocaine in Gqeberha
Cocaine worth a street value of R65 million was seized at a sea port in Gqeberha and had entered the country from Brazil.
Police have seized cocaine worth a street value of R65 million at a sea port in Gqeberha.
The drugs were found in a vessel that had entered the country from Brazil.
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COCAINE WORTH R65 MILLION SEIZED IN GQEBERHA
South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said members of the Gqerberha Sea Port were following up on intelligence when they intercepted the vessel as it was docking on Thursday, 2 November 2023. They then found 35 blocks of cocaine that were compressed in blocks.
Mathe said no arrests have been made thus far and police are investigating a case of trafficking of drugs.
This is the police’s third ‘massive’ drug bust in a space of three weeks. The other two drug busts were in KwaZulu-Natal where police also seized cocaine worth R150 million.
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SAPS National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola commended the team for the latest bust and police across the country for clamping down on all forms of criminality.
Masemola said intelligence is at work, members are on the ground throughout the country, clamping down on all forms of criminality.
“Day in and day out we continue to confiscate large quantities of these drugs, SA is not a playground for criminals,” he said.