R18m crystal meth bust at OR Tambo
Customs officials with the South African Revenue Service have made two significant drug busts at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
Officials seized crystal meth with a combined street value of an estimated R18-million during the course of the week.
On Saturday, SARS customs officials noticed suspicious objects inside three bags when conducting a baggage scan of a man who had flown to South Africa from Nairobi, Kenya.
Officers conducted a further search and discovered 12 plastic bags containing a white powdery substance.
SARS says tests confirmed the substance was crystal methamphetamine, with a value of around R17.2-million.
In a separate incident on Friday, customs officials found a parcel destined for Malaysia via courier.
The parcel was declared as 'gifts'.
It was also found to contain a white powdery substance, later identified as crystal methamphetamine.
It was valued at just under R1-million.
Both cases have been handed over to police for further investigation.
On Saturday, SARS customs officials noticed suspicious objects inside three bags when conducting a baggage scan of a man who had flown to South Africa from Nairobi, Kenya.
Officers conducted a further search and discovered 12 plastic bags containing a white powdery substance.
SARS says tests confirmed the substance was crystal methamphetamine, with a value of around R17.2-million.
In a separate incident on Friday, customs officials found a parcel destined for Malaysia via courier.
The parcel was declared as 'gifts'.
It was also found to contain a white powdery substance, later identified as crystal methamphetamine.
It was valued at just under R1-million.
Both cases have been handed over to police for further investigation.