Police Minister Bheki Cele has praised Western Cape police for arresting three men in a massive cocaine bust in Cape Town, as the suspects appeared before the Athlone Magistrates Court on Monday morning.
Speaking to the media outside the court, Cele said: “The Western Cape police and law enforcement are doing a great job. Today, we saw the suspects appear for the bust done by Crime Intelligence together with the Hawks of more than 600kg of cocaine.”
Acting on a tip-off, the Hawks intercepted the trio’s truck on Jan Smuts Avenue between Pinelands and Athlone in Cape Town last week.
Officers uncovered cocaine stashed away in a wooden compartment at the back of the truck.
The cocaine’s street value is estimated to be more than R400 million and the suspects are back in the dock next week.
-EWN
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