Cocaine Captains
The tranquil lagoon-side town of Knysna on the South African coast is hardly the setting one would expect for high-stakes international crime. But in the summer of 2010, the town was the scene of the biggest drug haul in South Africa's history – police officers found nearly two tons of pure, uncut cocaine.
The tranquil lagoon-side town of Knysna on the South African coast is hardly the setting one would expect for high-stakes international crime. But in the summer of 2010, the town was the scene of the biggest drug haul in South Africa's history – police officers found nearly two tons of pure, uncut cocaine.
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