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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>A 49-year-old Eswatini national was arrested on Sunday while entering north-eastern South Africa from Mozambique with around 250 kilograms of heroin destined for the international market, the South African police announced this Monday.<\/p>\n

The drugs, worth R75 million (\u20ac3.7 million), were seized in the South African province of Mpumalanga, which borders Mozambique.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the South African Police Services (SAPS) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the \u2018Hawks\u2019), said that the drugs were hidden in a concealed compartment of a truck stopped in Mpumalanga on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The Hawks\u2019 South African Narcotic Bureau (SANEB) received information from White River K9 about a truck that could possibly be ferrying illegal drugs. \u201cWith the assistance of Elukwatini Local Criminal Record Centre, Elukwatini Fire Department and SAPS Badplaas pulled over the truck identified and it was escorted to the station,\u201d a communique\u0301 details.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fire department assisted with the opening of the concealed compartment, where 250 1kg heroin bricks with an estimated street value of R75 million were discovered,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe drugs were destined for the international market and entered the country via Mozambique,\u201d the South African police add.<\/p>\n

The South African police declined to disclose the identity of the suspect, indicating only that \u201cthe 49-year-old suspect will appear in the Carolina Magistrate\u2019s Court on 19 July on charges of possession of illegal drugs with intent to distribute\u201d, but Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale did reveal that a 49-year-old Eswatini national has been arrested.<\/p>\n

The security force also indicated that \u201can investigation is also underway to determine how the truck managed to enter South Africa without being thoroughly checked at the border\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to the South African security authorities, the seizure of the drug resulted from a joint operation within the scope of the Trilateral Planning Cell (TPC) ,\u201dcomprising the ministries responsible for policing in the republics of South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania, to counter heroin trafficking through the Southern Route\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. A 49-year-old Eswatini national was arrested on Sunday while entering north-eastern South Africa from Mozambique with around 250 kilograms of heroin destined for the international market, the South African police announced this Monday. The drugs, worth R75 million (\u20ac3.7 million), were seized in the South African province of Mpumalanga, which borders Mozambique. 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