Durban - A 23-year-old man would appear at the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court on Thursday after he was arrested at OR Tambo International airport for being in possession of cocaine worth about R1.5 million.
"The suspect was arrested during a routine search by members of the multi-disciplinary narcotics' team. The suspect was stopped and his checked-in luggage searched after he disembarked a flight from Sao Paolo. The officials discovered drugs, suspected to be cocaine, in his luggage. The suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of R1 522 500 was confiscated," said the statement.
Keller was arrested by members of the narcotics' team following a search of his check-in luggage. Forty-five kilograms of what was suspected to be Khat, with a street value of about R900 000, was found. A case of possession and dealing in drugs was postponed to July 30 for further investigation. Keller was not granted bail and remained in custody, said the statement.
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