Customs officials from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Detector Dog Unit intercepted narcotics valued at about R9 million in three different incidents at entry points to the country over the weekend. The first incident happened at the Lebombo border post after Customs officials received a tip off from the South African Police Crime Intelligence about a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle was stopped after the South African driver failed to report to customs.Woman caught with R2.1m cocaine stash in back pack at OR TamboSouth African Revenue Service Customs officials intercepted a woman from Sao Paolo carrying 7kg of cocaine valued at R2.1-million at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday‚ SARS said. “A thorough search by officials and detector dogs found a large number of bags containing white powdery and crystal-like substances hidden in compartments between the bodywork and load bin of the vehicle. Access to these compartments was provided through special modified trapdoors‚ secured with hinges.“Altogether 51 bags of Ephedrine‚ each weighing about 1kg‚ with a street value of R3.7-million were seized‚” SARS said.Fourteen other bags containing Crystal Meth‚ each weighing 1kg and valued at R4.2-million‚ were also seized.In a separate incident‚ Customs officials detained illicit narcotics from two separate flights arriving from Sao Paulo on Sunday. In both cases the drugs were left behind in the toilet of the aircraft after the passengers had disembarked.In one case‚ a piece of cloth that looked like a sock was found containing 55 bullets of suspected cocaine‚ valued at R414‚000.In the final case‚ Customs officials found an abandoned small red backpack under the toilet’s dustbin.A detector dog indicated that the bag contained drugs weighing 3kg and worth R891‚000.“The South African driver was handed over to the SAPS at Lebombo while the narcotics at OR Tambo International Airport were handed over to the Police for further investigation‚” SARS said...