Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has recommended the latest arrest of three males for the possession of a cocaine consignment valued at R400 million within the Western Cape.

The three have been arrested by the Directorate for Precedence Crime Investigation (Hawks), along with Crime Intelligence and Western Cape Visitors, whereas they have been travelling on the N1 in direction of Cape City.

Ministry spokesperson, Lirandzu Themba, stated the consignment was in a truck that was intercepted and enormous portions of medication have been discovered hid in false picket boards, stacked behind the truck.

Cele, along with Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-Basic Thembisile Patekile, on Monday attended the primary courtroom look of the three males, aged between 39 and 47, on the Athlone Justice of the Peace Courtroom.

Cele stated the drug bust will imply extra crimes related to medication are prevented.

“Police are sometimes accused of being reactive and clearly this can be a demonstration that police are tightening crime prevention and are being proactive. The Western Cape police have actually carried out an excellent job by way of eradicating over 600kg of cocaine, value hundreds of thousands of rands, earlier than they might be offered on our streets. These medication are sometimes turbines of crime and are most detrimental to our communities, particularly to our youth,” he stated.

The Police Ministry welcomed the continual, focused operations led by crime intelligence and the Hawks within the province to disrupt the entire illicit drug provide chain.

“Communities are inspired to proceed to come back ahead with info that may help police investigations,” stated Themba.