By Zuko Komisa
300kg of cocaine with a street value of R1.3-billion seize at Durban Harbour.
At a Durban harbour, 300kg of cocaine was confiscated by South African Revenue Service customs and the South African Police Service.
The SARS National Targeting Unit conducted a week-long intelligence-driven mission to find the pure cocaine, which is valued at R1.3 billion.
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In order to capture several containers that were flagged by SARS, the SARS Marine unit, Durban Operations, South African Police Service (SAPS) Crime Intelligence, and National Detective Services boarded the ship leaving from South America.

When the containers were emptied in the Durban harbor, they were examined. Following the examination, several black bags containing 378 bricks of pure cocaine and zinc metal products were found.
“By working together, government has shown once again that it is determined to fight the scourge of narcotics entering the country and destroying the lives of its users, especially the youth.
“SARS will not tolerate these illegal activities but will rather continue to fulfil its mandate of facilitating legal trade to further economic development of our country,” Mr Kieswetter said.
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