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R13 Million in Cocaine Seized at Durban Harbour Hidden in Imported Bus

Investigators are tracing the trafficking chain to identify suspects.

Overview

  • KwaZulu-Natal police recovered 32 blocks of suspected cocaine during an intelligence-led search at Durban harbour.
  • Officers from Durban Operational Response Services and the Serious Organised Crime Investigations Unit found the bricks in a bus’s air-conditioning compartment.
  • The buses arrived from a South American country and were destined for Gauteng, according to police.
  • Targeted vessel profiling followed an earlier Gauteng drug bust that pointed to Durban as the entry route.
  • Police have opened a case and launched a manhunt for the shippers and the intended recipients of the consignment.