48kg of cocaine recovered by Durban Flying Squad
A woman was arrested for possession of drugs and 48kg of cocaine was recovered in a bust in Friday night.
THE Durban Flying Squad Narcotic Task Team arrested a 30-year-old woman for possession of drugs yesterday.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane, provincial police spokesman, the woman will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 29 August.
“More arrests are expected,” he said adding officers were conducting crime prevention duties on Friday night when they followed up on information about drugs in Durban’s CBD. Police went to a flat in the CBD where they found 48kg of cocaine powder with a street value of R 3 million,” he said.
The suspect who was in the flat was arrested and charged. The officers also recovered R701 000 cash from the flat.
“We appeal to the community to continue working together with the police in fighting drugs in the province,” he said.
