On 06 June 2026, the South African Revenue Service SARS intercepted consignments suspected to contain illicit drugs during a targeted Customs and Excise operation at the Port of Durban in the early hours of the morning.
The consignments were identified during the inspection of heavy-duty excavation equipment imported from South America. Following customs risk assessment and cargo profiling, SARS Customs officials stopped and examined the shipment.
SARS detector dogs alerted to suspicious parcels concealed within two excavators. The South African Police Service SAPS secured the scene, after which the parcels, estimated at approximately 90 large bricks of pure cocaine, were removed.
