The Hawks arrested a 70-year-old man at the Cape Town International Airport on Thursday for possession of tik valued at R600 000.
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According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi, the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau team based in Bellville and the Border Police based at the airport received a tip that a foreign national allegedly attempted to leave South Africa with drugs.
‘Information was immediately operationalised. [The] suspect was spotted and upon searching his luggage, packets of crystal methamphetamine (tik) [were] found in a hidden compartment.’
A total of 4.1kg of tik was found in his luggage.
The suspect will appear in the Bellville Magistrates Court on 10 June 2024.
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