Police have since gathered that the cargo truck which was robbed of the cocaine was travelling from Durban harbour, and was followed by the robbers’ vehicles from the N3 near Leondale to its destination in Aeroton warehouse in Gauteng
PRETORIA - Three police officers have been arrested in Johannesburg for possession of at least 552 bricks of cocaine with an estimated street value of R200 million which was stashed in a police vehicle, a Nissan bakkie.
“A police vehicle from SAPS Booysens responded swiftly to a complaint of a suspected hijacked cargo truck at Aeroton business premises in Johannesburg. Upon arrival, police found a black Nissan bakkie parked with 23 big bags containing cocaine with the estimated street value of R200 million,” SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Brenda Muridili, said.
“Upon interviewing the driver of the bakkie, it was discovered that he is a police warrant officer attached to Zonkezizwe police station and that the bakkie is a state vehicle. He was placed under arrest on the scene together with his three accomplices, another police warrant officer attached to National Investigative Unit, a Gauteng chief traffic officer and a civilian.”
The police seized 552 bricks of cocaine and four vehicles – a grey BMW, a Volkswagen GTI, a Kia Cerato and the Nissan bakkie. An amount of R60,000 in cash was also seized. “It is reported that the cargo truck which was travelling from Durban harbour was followed by the suspects’ vehicles from N3 near Leondale to its destination in Aeroton warehouse [in Gauteng],” Muridili said.
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