Security authorities seize about 250kg of cocaine at OR Tambo International Airport in a major drug crackdown. The reports say the drugs are valued at roughly R200 million and are found in multiple pieces of luggage, with the operation linked to arrests connected to trafficking attempts through the airport.
One outlet frames the story around broader enforcement outcomes at OR Tambo, noting that over the past 24 months, 116 drug mules have been arrested. Another outlet focuses more tightly on the interception itself, describing a joint team involving SAPS and customs/border management units and the circumstances under which the cocaine is discovered. Across both reports, the emphasis remains on the scale of the seizure at the airport and the participation of multiple agencies in the interception.
