Nicole McCain Share The beer, valued at an estimated R1.9 million, was confiscated. It is suspected the liquor was being transported to Johannesburg. A truck driver has been arrested in Durban for allegedly transporting 1 890 cases of imported beer. LIVE | Police officers intercepted the driver on Friday afternoon. They found the truck was transporting beer valued at an estimated R1.9 million, said KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Ravi Pillay. The alcohol had allegedly been loaded into the truck at a depot in Sydney Road in Durban and was being transported to Johannesburg. After police officers intercepted it, the truck was escorted to the Umbilo police station in Glenwood. The driver was charged with the illegal transportation of alcohol.