29/10/2025
R20 MILLION WORTH OF CO***NE SEIZED ON A PLOT IN MIDRAND, GAUTENG.
MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS)
Compiled by: SAPS National Spokesperson.
A crime intelligence driven operation resulted in the discovery of R20 million worth of co***ne at a small holding in Midrand, Gauteng.
On Tuesday evening, 28 October 2025, a multidisciplinary team led by Crime Intelligence Head Office inclusive of Gauteng Organised crime unit, SAPS JHB K9 and members of the Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC) were following up on information of drugs that were being stored at a plot in Blue Hills, Midrand.
According to further investigation, the drugs were brought into South Africa from a neighbouring country and were destined for Cape Town, Western Cape.
The co***ne was found hidden in a storage room on the identified plot.
A 56-year-old man who is believed to be the owner of the plot has been arrested and the co***ne weighing about 80kg has been seized.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Midrand Magistrate Court later on this week, on a possible charge of possession of drugs as well as dealing in drugs.
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