News24 | Crack down! R15 million worth of cocaine seized in Richards Bay, aboard vessel from Colombia

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Hawks seized drugs at the Port of Richards Bay on Monday. (Hawks/Supplied)

Hawks seized drugs at the Port of Richards Bay on Monday. (Hawks/Supplied)

The Hawks seized blocks of cocaine with an estimated street value of R15 million on a vessel docked at the Port of Richards Bay on Monday. 

Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Simphiwe Mhlongo said authorities were alerted to a vessel carrying iron and drugs from Colombia into South Africa.

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