Manucha Warehouse

On 16 February 2022, members of DPCI Durban SOCI and Crime Intelligence seized 550 bricks (550 kilograms) of suspected cocaine at a container in Manucha Warehouse originating from Port of Santos in Brazil. The crime scene was properly managed and the exhibits were submitted to FS Laboratory in Silverton on 24 February 2022 and confirmed to be cocaine.

“On 16 February 2022 , members of the DPCI Durban SOCI , in conjunction with Crime Intelligence , followed up upon information in relation to a container that was at Manucha Warehouse , where 550 bricks , or 550 kilogrammes of suspected Cocaine , were seized from where they were hidden in the cargo in the container . The container originated from the Port of Santos in Brazil . The crime scene was properly dealt with in terms of crime scene management principles . The exhibits were photographed and sealed in forensic evidence bags . The exhibits were booked in at Umbilo on a reference number , and then the exhibits were submitted to FSL in Silverton on 24 February 2022 . FSL confirmed that the exhibits were Cocaine , and it was investigated under a Durban SOCI reference number .”