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Five suitcases, 216 blocks, R200 million: Inside OR Tambo cocaine bust

A multidisciplinary team intercepted 216 blocks in five bags, and police are still searching for the person who transported the cocaine.

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Police found 216 blocks of cocaine in five suitcases at OR Tambo International Airport. Now the hunt is on for the person who brought them in.

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The South AfricanThe South African
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Five suitcases, 216 blocks, R200 million: Inside OR Tambo cocaine bust

Police found 216 blocks of cocaine in five suitcases at OR Tambo International Airport. Now the hunt is on for the person who brought them in.

·Cape Town, South Africa
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Times LiveTimes Live
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216 blocks of cocaine seized at Joburg airport

Over the past 24 months, 116 drug mules have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport

·Johannesburg, South Africa
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Police commended for OR Tambo cocaine bust

The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General

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African InsiderAfrican Insider

R200m cocaine haul from Brazil seized at OR Tambo airport

South African police have seized blocks of cocaine worth more than R200 million at OR Tambo International Airport after a consignment arrived from Brazil.

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Times Live broke the news in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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