Police at OR Tambo International Airport seized drugs with an estimated street value of R2.8 million in two separate busts at cargo warehouses this week.
In the first seizure, crystal meth worth R2.2 million was found at a warehouse on Wednesday, 4 March, SAPS said in a statement on Sunday.
“The meth was destined for the Philippines from South Africa,” SAPS said.
ALSO READ: Copper cable theft lands Scottburgh man 10 years in jail
A Scottburgh court has sentenced a 36-year-old man to 10 years’ direct imprisonment for stealing Telkom copper cables and damaging essential infrastructure.
The Scottburgh Regional Court sentenced Bonga Mzonjani Gumede after he pleaded guilty in terms of Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, the NPA said in a statement on Saturday.
Gumede pleaded guilty to contravening Section 3(1)(a) of the Criminal Matters
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