Pretoria, Tuesday, 13 December 2016 – SARS Custom officials intercepted a Bolivian male passenger carrying cocaine that weighed 5.340kg with an estimated value of R1 536 318 at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday.
The passenger was in transit to Lusaka when the drugs were found in a false compartment at the bottom and sides of his checked in bag.
He has been handed over to the SA Police Service for further investigations.