Midrand – The police have uncovered a massive amount of the illicit drug cocaine, with an estimated street value of R20 million, at a small holding in Midrand, Gauteng.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said on Tuesday evening, 28 October 2025, a multidisciplinary team led by Crime Intelligence Head Office, inclusive of Gauteng Organised Crime Unit, SAPS JHB K9, and members of the Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC), followed up on information of drugs that were being stored at a plot in Blue Hills, Midrand.
“According to further investigation, the drugs were brought into South Africa from a neighbouring country and were destined for Cape Town, Western Cape,” said Brigadier Mathe.
“The cocaine was found hidden in a storage room on the identified plot.”’
A 56-year-old man who is believed to be the owner of the plot has been arrested and the cocaine weighing about 80kg has been seized.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Midrand Magistrate Court later on this week, on a possible charge of possession of drugs as well as dealing in drugs.
