The South African Police Service (SAPS), in collaboration with Customs officials, intercepted a drug shipment and seized cocaine worth an estimated R6 million at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday, 04 March 2025.
Preliminary investigations indicate the shipment was en route from São Paulo, Brazil, to France via South Africa when it was detected and seized. The cocaine was concealed in boxes disguised as hair products.
Further investigations are ongoing.
In a separate incident on the same day, SAPS officers arrested a 55-year-old Nigerian national for drug trafficking. The suspect had arrived on a flight from São Paulo, Brazil, when he was intercepted. A medical examination later confirmed that he had ingested “bullets,” believed to contain cocaine.
