R1.1m drug bust in Beaufort West

A police search of three buses in Beaufort West netted cocaine and khat with a street value of almost R1.1 million on Friday.

A black bag containing about 1.1kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of R923,000 was found in the luggage compartment of a Volvo bus when sniffer dogs searched the luggage compartment around 6am, Western Cape police spokeswoman Bernadine Steyn said.

Three suitcases and three sport bags containing 1382 bundles of khat with an estimated street value of about R138,200 were found in the luggage compartment of a white Mercedes bus.

On a third bus, a yellow Volvo, 379 bundles of khat with an estimated street value of about R37,900 were found in two bags. A woman was questioned in connection with these bundles, but was later released.

No arrests were made in connection with the cocaine or the 1382 bundles of khat.

All the buses were going from Johannesburg to Cape Town.

Last Thursday cocaine worth about R19 million was found on another bus driving through the town. (from TimesLive)