Hawks
Blocks of cocaine with a street value of R15 million were seized at the Richards Bay Port of Entry in Kwazulu Natal on Monday.
A spokesperson for the Hawks Lieutenant Colonel Simphiwe Mhlongo says members received intel about a vessel, importing iron to South Africa that was travelling from Columbia to Richards Bay with drugs on board.
He says an enquiry was registered and a disruptive operation planned with the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Transnet, private security, SARS and the Local Criminal Record Centre.
A search was conducted upon arrival of the vessel and during the search blocks of cocaine to the street value of R15 million were found.
Lieutenant Colonel Mhlongo says a
preliminary investigation was conducted to collect evidence but no arrests have been made.
The investigation continues.
