The unaccompanied bag had a false tag number.
Packages recovered.
Members of the Hawks serious’ organised crime unit conducted a disruptive operation at the international departures carousel at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday and made arrests,
Photograph: Hawks.
Kempton Express reports.
Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu, provincial spokesperson for the Hawks, said: “An unaccompanied bag with a false tag number, containing about 20kg of ephedrine with an estimated street value of over R1 million was recovered.”
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No arrests have been made yet and police investigations continue.
– Caxton News Service
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