Airport cops find R21m in coke
2005-11-23 21:36
Johannesburg - Police found 46kg of cocaine with a street value of R21m in a box in the cargo section of Johannesburg International Airport on Wednesday.
One man was arrested in connection with the find.
"It is one of the biggest hauls of cocaine in two years at the airport," said superintendent Eugene Opperman.
"A big box came in from Sao Paulo via the cargo section, which police found suspicious," he said.
"They checked it out and found cream mixers - used on cakes - and the cocaine."
He said a man, born in 1960 according to what appears to be a false South African identity document, was arrested when he went to collect the box.
"At this stage, it doesn't seem as if he has a fixed abode," said Opperman.
He could not say if the man was on the same flight as the box.
He said the police were "wide awake" in spotting the box, and had not acted on a tip-off.
The man is due to appear in Kempton Park magistrate's court on Friday.
- SAPA