KEMPTON PARK - Raw cocaine with an estimated street value of R200-million was intercepted and seized by police at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday.
The drugs, concealed in what appeared to be tape cartridges, arrived on a flight from São Paulo, Brazil.
Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said checks on flights to and from Brazil are conducted regularly.
The cocaine was reportedly found hidden inside four suitcases aboard the flight.
The airport seizure comes after police in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, seized drugs worth more than R9.7 million and arrested a 38-year-old suspect.
The suspect is expected to appear in the Gqeberha Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
The bust took place in Rowallan Park, where officers found suspected mandrax, cocaine and tik inside a vehicle parked in a garage.
Police also seized drug-packaging materials and cash believed to be the proceeds of crime.