Police seize 250 kg of cocaine at Johannesburg's OR Tambo airport

Officers intercepted five bags holding 216 blocks of cocaine on Sunday. Police put its street value at more than 200 million rand.

Past 24 months

116 drug mules arrested at OR Tambo

Police said 116 drug mules have been arrested at the airport in the past 24 months.

Police Minister Firoz Cachalia warned earlier this month that Southern Africa risks becoming a major centre of illicit drug production.