SARS
Police and customs officials have seized 300 kilograms of cocaine on a cargo vessel in Durban.
SARS commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, said the raid was conducted on Friday where the drugs were found in one of the containers aboard a vessel docked in the harbour.
"The pure cocaine, estimated to have a value of R1.3 billion, was detected after a week-long intelligence-driven operation led by the SARS National Targeting Unit," he said.
Kieswetter said the law enforcement agencies boarded the vessel heading from South America to secure several containers that were profiled by SARS.
"The containers were inspected after they were unloaded in the Durban harbour. The inspection revealed zinc metal products and several black bags containing 378 bricks of pure cocaine."
He said "the illicit cargo and what appears to be cellular tracking devices were handed over to SAPS for further investigation."
"SARS will not tolerate these illegal activities but will rather continue to fulfill its mandate of facilitating legal trade to further economic development of our country," Kieswetter said.
