Drugs disguised as art found at OR Tambo worth R37 million

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Customs officers of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have seized 23kg of narcotics disguised as moulded artwork with an estimated street value of R37 million.

Officers at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) were doing their rounds earlier this month when they came across a box headed for New Zealand.

The box contained items of artwork, which looked suspicious.

The officers used a narcotics test kit and some of the items tested positive for crystal meth, which weighed 10kg.

A test by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on other items tested positive for fentanyl, which weighed 13kg.