Police officers and border agents moved in the moment a 52-year-old traveler stepped off a commercial flight from Accra.
Inside his checked luggage at OR Tambo International Airport, search teams uncovered bullet-like objects packed beside solid blocks of suspected heroin.
The seized narcotics carry an estimated street value of R2 million, which equals approximately $123,000 USD.
The interception took place on Sunday, September 20, 2026, following a joint intelligence-led operation at South Africa's main international airport.
Officers from the South African Police Service executed the arrest in direct coordination with the Border Management Authority.
Authorities confirmed that the suspect, a 52-year-old South African national, had disembarked moments earlier from his
According to 3News.
