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Man arrested after police find multi-million rand heroin haul – From Mozambique, via Swaziland, to South Africa
8:27 CAT | 25 Jan 2018
Police seized almost 200kg of heroin during a raid at the Golela border post. Image: Supplied by SAPS
An alleged drug smuggler was arrested on Wednesday evening for attempting to transport millions of rand’s worth of heroin from Mozambique to Swaziland.
The Richards Bay Hawks, Mpumalanga Border Police, and Crime Intelligence intercepted the 50-year-old suspect at the Golela border post in KwaZulu-Natal after they received information about a truck smuggling heroin, Hawks national spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said in a statement.
“Members received information about a truck which was smuggling drugs from Mozambique via Swaziland coming to South Africa. An intelligence driven operation was immediately initiated and the said truck was intercepted at Golela border post‚” he said
“A thorough search was conducted and almost 200kg of heroin powder was found hidden in the back of the truck.
“The value is yet to be determined, but is expected to run into millions of rand,” he said.
Mulaudzi said that man would appear in the Pongola Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on drug trafficking charges and bail would be opposed pending further investigations.
The drugs‚ closely guarded by tactical police‚ would be transported to a secure location.
This comes after a major bust at a hydroponic drug laboratory on the KZN south coast on Wednesday.
Source: News 24 / Times Live
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