A crime intelligence driven operation by the police resulted in the discovery of R20 million worth of cocaine at a small holding in Midrand, Gauteng on Tuesday evening.
“A multidisciplinary team led by Crime Intelligence Head Office, inclusive of the Gauteng Organised Crime unit, SAPS Johannesburg K9 unit and members of the Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC) were following up on information of drugs that were being stored at a plot in Blue Hills, Midrand,” the South African Police Service said in a statement.
On further investigation it was discovered that the drugs were brought into South Africa from a neighbouring country and were destined for Cape Town.
“The cocaine was found hidden in a storage room on the identified plot. A 56-year-old man who is believed to be the owner of the plot has been arrested and the cocaine weighing about 80kg has been seized,” the police said.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Midrand Magistrate’s Court later this week on a possible charge of possession of drugs as well as dealing in drugs.
This article was originally published on SA Gov News.
