Some Nigerian drug barons who tried to bribe South African Police Officers with about R100,00 to evade arrest have been arrested.

The three drug barons were arrested by officers from the eThekwini inner south cluster, while 1.5kg of cocaine worth an estimated R350,000 was seized from them during a planned operation.

According to sun rising chatsworth, the drug dealers, two men and a woman aged between 40 and 45, were arrested after they were also found in possession of an undisclosed amount of packed cocaine bags and cocaine’Bulking’ agents on Friday, September 15, 2017.

The communications officer of the eThekwini inner south cluster, Priya Nunkumar, said the first suspect was arrested at pelican drive in bayview after he was found in possession of cocaine.