ZINGABIZA u-R12.8 million izidakamizwa zohlobo lwe-cocaine ezishaqwe amaphoyisa aqapha imingcele echwebeni laseNgqura e-Eastern Cape.
Lokhu kuvezwe namhlanje, okhulumela amaphoyisa ezingeni likazwelonke, uBrigadier Athlenda Mathe.
UBrig Mathe uthe amaphoyisa azithele phezu kwalezi zidakamizwa zipakishwe ngesinono maqede zathukuswa kwi-khonteyna.
“Ikhonteyna bekulindeleke ukuthi ithuthe izithelo izisusa kuleli iziyisa e-United Arab Emirates (UAE),” kusho uBrig Mathe.
Uqhube wathi uphenyo lwamaphoyisa oluzoveza ukuthi izidakamizwa bezisuka kuphi neNingizimu Afrika futhi ziya kuphi luyaqhubeka.
Encoma ukusebenza ngokuzikhandla kwamaphoyisa ophiko lwe-Operation Shanela, uBrig Mathe uthe amaphoyisa asazoqhubeka nokukhuculula izidakamizwa ezitaladini zakuleli.
“Amaphoyisa asazoqhubeka nokukhuculula inqwaba yezidakamizwa kuleli. Kusukela uqalile lo mkhankaso we-Operation Shanela ngoMeyi 8 nonyaka, sebengu-1 686 abasolwa asebeboshiwe ngamacala okuhweba ngezidakamizwa,” kusho uBrig Mathe.