[MORE THAN R200 MILLION WORTH OF COCAINE SEIZED AT OR TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT]
A multidisciplinary team of SAPS members attached to the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA), working with other law enforcement authorities including Customs officials, intercepted two separate consignments of cocaine worth an estimated R200 million.
In the first incident, two large travel suitcases were intercepted at the airport terminal. The suitcases contained blocks of suspected cocaine weighing approximately 84 kilograms.
In a separate interception at the cargo section, four boxes containing approximately 250 kilograms of suspected cocaine, packed into 220 blocks, were seized.
The combined estimated street value of the seized cocaine is more than R200 million.
No arrests have been made at this stage. Investigations are underway to identify and apprehend those responsible for the importation and distribution of the drugs.
decided i don’t want to wear a bra at 24 years of age, and it has been the most breast freeing 6 years of my life. everybody will see the nipples popping outta my chest, idgf
there was never anything wrong with how we were living and if we were meant to evolve, it was going to happen in our own innovative ways, because we have always been creators. that’s why we should preserve indigenous knowledge. like why aren’t we building rondavels anymore?
the work wants you to know why you are doing it. for you. primarily. to transform yourself. heal yourself. express yourself. material conditions etc. aside, if you make [art] that is spiritual, it demands your own spirituality of you first. the ego death.
@esinakooo you articulated this so well esi, and i love the lauryn hill reference. i have been slowly welcoming myself back to my creative space, and lauryn and her music have been carrying me so gently.
Hot take: Being ahead of the curve actually sucks. Better to catch the momentum. Those that catch momentum are always the billboard for that which they catch. Not the actual pioneers. Pioneers are seldom recognised in real time.