SARS Custom officials intercepted 7.5kg of cocaine with an estimated value of R2.1-million, hidden in hair treatment bottles at a courier company outlet at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday (Sunday, 23 November).
A detector dog identified a consignment from Sao Paolo via Johannesburg to Cape Town that contained six bottles of ‘anti-frizz’ hair treatment that tests confirmed to be liquid cocaine with a value of R2,157,750.
The narcotics were seized and handed over to the SA Police service for further investigation.
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