A major drug bust has been made in Midrand, Gauteng, after police discovered R20 million worth of cocaine hidden on a smallholding in the Blue Hills area.
The operation, carried out on Tuesday evening, 28 October 2025, was a crime intelligence–driven mission led by SAPS Crime Intelligence Head Office, in collaboration with the Gauteng Organised Crime Unit, Johannesburg K9 Unit, and the Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC).
According to police, the drugs — weighing approximately 80 kilograms — were smuggled into South Africa from a neighbouring country and were destined for Cape Town.
The cocaine was found concealed inside a storage room on the property. A 56-year-old man, believed to be the owner of the smallholding, was arrested on the scene.
He is expected to appear in the Midrand Magistrate’s Court later this week, facing charges of possession and dealing in drugs.
