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South Africa is a major consumer of meth and the market is growing in neighboring countries and elsewhere in the region.
The drugs were intended for local and international sale, police say.
Authorities seize large quantities of chemicals used to manufacture illicit drugs, including crystal meth and acetone, valued at around two billion rands ( more than $100 million ) South Africa's ports are believed to regularly receive containers of cocaine that are in transit and do not even land ashore.
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