Staff Reporter.
A truck transporting a chemical crop sprayer from the Durban harbor to the Free State was found with hidden cocaine worth at least R8 million on Thursday.
The KwaZulu-Natal Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) Provincial Head, Major General Lesetja Senona, said that police officers received information about a truck carrying a chemical crop sprayer with cocaine hidden inside.
“A disruptive operation was swiftly conducted, and members proceeded to the said industrial park.”
“A search was conducted and members found 20 bricks of cocaine hidden inside the chemical sprayer bin. Detailed statement was obtained from the driver and no arrest has been made at this stage.”
Senona added that investigation was still ongoing. He has congratulated the officers for the good work done.
In a similar case earlier this month, KZN police arrested a 46-year-old man following a major drug bust at a residential complex in Durban North.
The man was charged with manufacturing and dealing in drugs.
Police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said police had been on the suspect’s trail for a while before pouncing.
He explained that inside the property, officers found mandrax, rock cocaine and heroine worth an estimated street value of R1.3 million.
“Police also found and seized equipment which the suspect was allegedly using to manufacture drugs. An undisclosed amount of money was also found in the premises,” Netshiunda said.