R1bn and counting: SA cops deal major blow to global drug cartels

Since July, police have seized drugs with a street value of more than R1 billion, much of it destined for the international market, and arrested several members of the elaborate syndicate.

The Hawks, along with the FBI and the Australian Federal Police, nabbed 39-year-old Niel Pieter van Zyl on the N1 highway in Pretoria. He was towing a 3.5m ski boat, wherein 800kg of pure compressed cocaine with an estimated street value of R400 million was allegedly found. Picture: supplied In the weeks to follow, police would make multimillion rand drug busts in Johannesburg and Durban that are believed to be linked to the syndicate.

De Kock said that because of the money involved in the drug trade, drug kingpins often bribed police officers, not just in South Africa but across the world. The recent busts showed that some police officers in the country were not easily corrupted. A total of 999 bricks of cocaine weighing 1000kgs with a street value of R 500 million were seized at the Durban harbour. Picture: Supplied.

I'm sure they were 'destroyed'

magicdan60 Any politician arrested?if not there is nothing major they dealing with Just a scam

MangopeProject Good.

MangopeProject Where is this drugs now? In the hands of the corrupt police? Think twice before the celebrations start.

This is not a drug bust… unnecessary heroic act cos of approaching elections! SA cops are a part of the cartels

Big up to SAPoliceService

Someone in the police was not paid their bribe or got too greedy

Nice work SAPS. Drugs have taken over our streets. This goes along way in enhancing the reputation of police which over recent times have been tarnished due to corruption, negligence or incompetence

Well done SA Police Wow this drugs comes from Pakistan and Afghanistan including Iran. Opium Global drug

From 1 cartel to another, not even the intelligence made this huge bust, only SAPS🤔 . Ai well done

Tjo drugs are lucrative business

Each and every month 😳

eNtokozwen I watched Narcos. For every r1billion the police confiscate, there is a R10 billion's worth that passed through

Where there is large somes of corrupt or criminal money, the ANC is not far, I wonder with limited funding from state money, where do this criminals fund thier actuvities

PutSouthAficansFirst you won’t see them here because it’s not Nigerians. But when we say they xenophobic they say we insulting them

They will find their way back to the market

😳

This country will be Colombia or Brazil

They are so invested in destroying our country yhooo 💔

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