PRETORIA – A 27-year-old man was arrested and R6.9-million in cash in American and South African currency was seized at the OR Tambo International Airport, police say.
A team acting on intelligence intercepted luggage suspected of containing undeclared cash on Saturday.
After verifying that the bag did indeed contain an amount of $199,300 and R4,5-million — which is a total value of R6,992,569.34, the suspect was arrested, preventing him from departing to Mauritius.
The suspect is likely to face a charge of contravening the Customs and Excise Act and he is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, a South African Police Service statement said.