Hawks investigating report of cocaine valued at R10m found in Oyster Bay

Drugs with an estimated value of R10m were discovered abandoned on Oyster Bay’s main beach on Friday morning.

The men allegedly tried to strong-arm the owner of the NPO into paying them from the entity’s coffers. File photo.
The men allegedly tried to strong-arm the owner of the NPO into paying them from the entity’s coffers. File photo. (Orrin Singh)

Drugs with an estimated value of R10m were discovered abandoned on Oyster Bay’s main beach on Friday morning.

A man, who asked not to be named to protect his identity, told TimesLIVE 21 bricks of cocaine were found in a bag on the beach in the Eastern Cape.

Hawks spokesperson Lt-Col Philani Nkwalase said they have dispatched a team to investigate.

A consignment of cocaine, worth an estimated R20m, was found on a beach in Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday. Nkwalase said this consignment weighed 46kg.

TimesLIVE



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