Inside job suspected after 541kg cocaine haul stolen from Hawks office
Policing and security experts are incredulous over the conditions in which the confiscated drug was stored
21 November 2021 - 00:00
After a triumphant 10 months working alongside Australian and US counterparts clamping down on international drug syndicates, the Hawks are deeply embarrassed by the theft of cocaine worth R200m from one of their offices...
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