South African authorities have intercepted 713 000 grams of methaqualone worth nearly R1-billion at the Beitbridge border post after a truck entering from Malawi was flagged during an intelligence-led operation. Anti-crime activists and tax justice campaigners say the massive drug bust exposes the growing reach of organised criminal syndicates operating across South Africa’s borders and devastating local communities.

South African authorities have intercepted a massive consignment of illicit drugs valued at nearly R1 billion at the Beitbridge border post, in what officials described as one of…

South Africa's border police stopped a truck from Malawi that was driving into the country with drugs worth nearly one billion rand ($61 million), authorities said on Thursday.