This as two employees of the bus line and their accomplice are expected to appear in the Upington Magistrate’s Court in the Northern Cape today for allegedly dealing in drugs.

The trio was arrested by the Hawks on Monday, June 24, after the directorate received a tip-off about drugs on board the bus. The Hawks stopped and raided the passenger bus, finding drugs worth more than R3,4 million in the coach, worth close to a million rand more than the drugs recovered on a different Intercape bus in Bloemfontein three months ago.

Intercape is adamant that it does not tolerate any illegal activities on its coaches and as a result, told OFM News that it was the company itself that tipped off authorities regarding the drugs on both occasions after they received anonymous information on the drugs. “As an organisation and as a good corporate citizen, Intercape has never and will never condone any illegal action in our organisation and on our coaches.”

The bus line says legally they cannot confirm if indeed two of their employees are in police custody following the Upington drug bust, but maintain that an internal investigation into the matter will be conducted.

Intercape is also mum on internal investigations into the drug discovery in Bloemfontein. “We can confirm that Intercape did conduct its own internal investigation and acted according to our Company Disciplinary Code and policies. Due to legislation and privacy of the parties, we will not divulge any further information on the internal investigation and the subsequent outcome of same in a public forum”.

Free State police are yet to confirm if any arrests were made in connection with the drug discovery at the Bloemfontein Tourism Centre. 

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