Cape Town taxi driver busted at Namibia border with R2m in heroin

By Pelumi Emmanuel

Published: May 10, 2022 | 11:41 AM GMT

South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Colonel Mashay Gamieldien said the suspect was allegedly travelling in a Toyota Quantum taxi from Namibia.

The vehicle was stopped and searched at the border post at approximately 00:15 and officers found heroin with an estimated street value of R2 million rand hidden under the driver’s seat.

“According to the driver, he was requested to deliver the package in Cape Town,” said Gamieldien.

The suspect also hails from Philippi, Cape Town, according to the police. He is expected to appear before the Springbok Magistrate’s Court imminently on drug charges.

“The police in the Northern Cape will continue unabatedly to squeeze the space for drug to dealers operate in the province,” said the police spokesperson.

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