
R36 Million Cocaine Seized at Durban Harbour: SARS Catches What the Madlanga Commission Says Police Let Slip
SARS intercepted 90 bricks of cocaine worth R36 million at Durban Harbour on Saturday. Smugglers hid the drugs in two excavators. This is the same port where R200 million in cocaine vanished from Hawks custody — the case the Madlanga Commission spent four weeks investigating. SARS caught this one using independent intelligence. The Hawks caught the 2021 one — then lost it. Three busts in 2026 total R1.05 billion intercepted. Durban is South Africa’s cocaine gateway. Fleet cargo moves through the same port infrastructure.










