South Africa: SAPS Intercept Cocaine Worth an Estimated R28 Million At OR Tambo

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Police Service (SAPS), working together with key law enforcement partners, has intercepted a consignment of cocaine worth an estimated R28 million at OR Tambo International Airport.

The drug busts have intensified scrutiny of Liberia's narcotics problem, with social media users, political commentators and local media calling for greater accountability from public officials and swift progress in the investigation.

Liberian law enforcement agents burned some 4.2 metric tons of cocaine worth about $336 million on Thursday, days after authorities announced the country’s largest-ever drug seizure and implicated senior police officials in the trafficking operation.

Liberian authorities burned 4.2 metric tonnes of cocaine worth about $336 million.

Liberian authorities burn $336 million in cocaine as senior police officials are implicated  Toronto Star

Liberian law enforcement agents have burned some 4.2 metric tons of cocaine worth about $336 million