Pretoria - Heroin worth over R1 million was discovered in wedding cards at OR Tambo International Airport, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
In a statement on Wednesday, the revenue service said the drugs were discovered in the cards en-route to Australia concealing 3.5kg of heroin with a street value of over R1 million on Monday.
“The parcel containing the cards was profiled by the dog detector unit during a routine inspection at an international courier company at the OR Tambo International Airport.
“The weight of the A4 sized cards were extremely inconsistent with that of a normal card and upon examination, were found to have false compartments containing a powdery substance. The substance tested positive for heroin. The exact rand value of the consignment is R1 050 000,” said SARS.
In a separate incident also at OR Tambo International, a female South African passenger on an inbound flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was stopped and found to be carrying 4.2kg of cocaine valued at R1.2 million.
An examination of the passenger’s backpack revealed a false compartment containing a white powder testing positive for cocaine.
Both cases and confiscations were handed to the South African Police Service for further investigation. – SAnews.gov.za
