PRETORIA - Airport officials have attributed their find of over R18 million worth of crystal meth at OR Tambo International to their new high tech baggage scanners.
The drugs were found in two bags from Lagos.
Suspicious looking bags were found on a carousel and sent for scanning using the high-tech baggage scanner installed at the airport in July 2015, the officials said in a statement.
"The scanner revealed what seemed to be dense blocks inside the bags. When the bags were opened, Customs officials discovered hairpieces covering several small square parcels wrapped in foil and cloth,” read the statement.
In the bag officials found 17 packets which contained crystal meth valued at R18 630 000.
They handed the packets over to the South African Police Services.
Customs officials say the new, more effective non-intrusive scanner has already proven highly successful as part of inspection processes since it has been installed.
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