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Digging for answers: A visit by the police to this site has fuelled speculation that severals corpses may be hidden here

Unearthed: Bones that were left behind by cops after they began digging at the back of a home in Brixton, Joburg.      Pics: Boxer Ngwenya

Police believed the drugs were destined for the British Isles.

 The arrests in South Africa come in the wake of similar arrests in London last week linked to the same syndicate.

The arrests in South Africa come in the wake of similar arrests in London last week linked to the same syndicate.

There police seized 165kgs of heroin concealed in curios at Heathrow airport which had been on a flight from RSA. Another set of drugs were confiscated – 100kgs – at a warehouse in the UK.

Police worked throughout the weekend tracing the suspects after receiving information from our British counterparts and were richly rewarded when they arrested the first suspect who is the owner of the company whose name appeared on the waybills.

They also confiscated 2kg of hashish hidden in the casings of car and truck batteries.

On Sunday they arrested another suspect linked to a different company.

After questioning the suspects led the police to a warehouse in Phoenix where 800 tons of drugs were discovered. The street value is estimated at R500million.