The City of Cape Town has launched a high-tech vessel to combat drug smuggling along the coastline.
This comes after a fishing boat reportedly broke down at sea a few months ago, rescuing six crew members.
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The City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies intervened and sent an eye in the sky, but found no trace of anything.
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Instead, newly discovered information has unfolded like a movie.
JP Smith, a member of the mayoral committee for Safety and Security, claimed that the entire incident was a cover-up for a sinister act.
‘Instead, it was a cover-up, of where the boat had to instead pick up a large cocaine shipment. Known as the Southern route, cartels use passing container ships to drop off large drug shipments, left floating in barrels and with the GPS pin then sent to local gangs.’
‘It is alleged that Peter Jaggers, instead of transporting the cocaine, tried to keep it and claimed the boat sank. A few days later, his wife reported he had been kidnapped after having to meet “business associates” at the Oliver Tambo airport,’ Smith said.
Jaggers is said to be the gang leader for the Terrible Josters in Netreg, and his assailants are from a Colombian cartel.
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The cartels are now demanding that their shipment be returned or that they pay an R50 million ransom for Jagger’s release. The missing cocaine is estimated to be valued at R1 billion.
Smith said drugs have being shipped through the coast is nothing new but more has to be done to stop this.
‘We have now taken delivery of our new weapon. A high-tech, high-powered enforcement vessel. Similar to the nine owned by South Africa’s Special Task Force, but just with improved technology and power.’
‘With 2x 350hp motors, along with enhanced long-range zoom cameras and thermal imaging, poachers, drug smugglers, and any criminal coming over the waters – beware!’
‘Now you can’t run. Now you can’t hide.’
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Picture: Screenshot / JP Smith / Facebook