OR Tambo Airport Seizes Record Drugs | Johannesburg News

OR Tambo Airport is leading the charge against drug trafficking in South Africa, seizing over 560kg of drugs worth more than R236 million this year—mostly cocaine, but also khat—with major busts including a 330kg shipment from Brazil and multiple arrests en route to Hong Kong. Joint operations by police, customs, and security are targeting smugglers from across the globe, while Cape Town and King Shaka airports remain vulnerable despite their smaller share of interdictions. With intelligence-driven profiling and intensified searches, authorities are tightening the net around one of Africa’s busiest transit hubs. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e1c033d5e8da06ab