Pretoria - A consignment of crystal meth (tik) weighing 200kg has been seized at OR Tambo International Airport.
In a statement on Tuesday, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said its customs team at the airport made the discovery when they identified two separate consignments that had arrived in Johannesburg from Benin for further checks.
The find was the biggest ever seizure of tik by SARS.
“This was as a result of an increase in attempted drug shipments from Benin. The shipments had been declared as containing prop shafts. As the team began the examinations, their narcotics detector dogs Angel and Bastian reacted positively,” said SARS.
On further investigation and with the use of an angle grinder, a sugar–like substance was found concealed inside the prop shafts.
The substance was confirmed as tik, with a value of over R59 million.
The drugs have been handed over to the South African Police Service for further investigation. - SAnews.gov.za
