Cocaine worth an estimated street value of R78m was confiscated at the Oliver Tambo International Airport by South African revenue services (SARS) Customs officials on Saturday.
Sars group executive Babs Naidoo said this marks the biggest ever cocaine bust by customs officials in South Africa.
En route from Sao Paulo to Nairobi, Kenya, the 271kg of narcotics were found in a cargo warehouse during routine operations.
“The specific shipment indicated as cosmetics on official documentation, was identified for closer inspection through customs profiling techniques.”
Naidoo said a physical inspection waCocaine worth an estimated street value of R78m was confiscated at the Oliver Tambo International Airport by South African revenue services (SARS) Customs officials on Saturday.
Sars group executive Babs Naidoo said this marks the biggest ever cocaine bust by customs officials in South Africa.
En route from Sao Paulo to Nairobi, Kenya, the 271kg of narcotics were found in a cargo warehouse during routine operations.
“The specific shipment indicated as cosmetics on official documentation, was identified for closer inspection through customs profiling techniques.”
Naidoo said a physical inspection was conducted after Cocaine.”
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