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Smuggler arrested with drugs worth R93m
27 May 2016 at 15:26hrs | Views
A SMUGGLER was arrested by Limpopo police while he was transporting drugs worth of millions of rands on Monday.
He was arrested near Lephalale.
The police, acting after being alerted by border officials, stopped and searched the bakkie and discovered money as well as the load of drugs.
Daily Sun reported that Limpopo police spokeswoman Colonel Ronel Otto said the suspicion of officials at Grobler's Bridge, a border post between Botswana and South Africa, was aroused by the bakkie.
They alerted the Bulge River police, who chased after the vehicle and ordered the driver to stop.
"A thorough search of the bakkie followed and cops discovered R139 900 as well as $10 000 in cash hidden in the door panels," Otto said.
They also found hidden compartments behind the back seat and in the rear of the Nissan NP200 bakkie.
"The search revealed a total of 93 bags of heroin valued at an estimated R93 million," she said.
The 33-year-old driver of the bakkie is originally from Tanzania.
He was arrested and will appear in the Lephalale Magistrates Court soon to face a charge of smuggling and dealing in drugs.
Heroin is the most dangerous ingredient of nyaope, but many drug users also take it on its own.
He was arrested near Lephalale.
The police, acting after being alerted by border officials, stopped and searched the bakkie and discovered money as well as the load of drugs.
Daily Sun reported that Limpopo police spokeswoman Colonel Ronel Otto said the suspicion of officials at Grobler's Bridge, a border post between Botswana and South Africa, was aroused by the bakkie.
They alerted the Bulge River police, who chased after the vehicle and ordered the driver to stop.
"A thorough search of the bakkie followed and cops discovered R139 900 as well as $10 000 in cash hidden in the door panels," Otto said.
They also found hidden compartments behind the back seat and in the rear of the Nissan NP200 bakkie.
"The search revealed a total of 93 bags of heroin valued at an estimated R93 million," she said.
The 33-year-old driver of the bakkie is originally from Tanzania.
He was arrested and will appear in the Lephalale Magistrates Court soon to face a charge of smuggling and dealing in drugs.
Heroin is the most dangerous ingredient of nyaope, but many drug users also take it on its own.
Source - Daily Sun
