Western Cape police seized drugs worth around R5.5 million in a bust in Namaqualand, along the Cape's west coast. Narcotics detectives in Vredendal followed a tip-off that a vehicle was transporting drugs in the area on Monday afternoon. READ | Cape Town police seize drugs worth R3m destined for Joburg"The monetary value of the consignment is estimated at R5.5 million," she added. The bust follows a massive raid on the west coast in March in which officers seized a R583 million cocaine shipment. In the operation, led by the Western Cape Organised Crime Narcotics Unit, officers descended on a shipping vessel off the coast of Saldanha.

Source: News 24 May 04, 2021 12:33 UTC