There have been a spate of drug mules arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in the last couple of months.
There has been a spate of drug traffickers arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in the last couple of months.Police have arrested yet another drug mule at OR Tambo International Airport.Van Wyk said the Brazilian national had just landed from São Paulo, in Brazil, when he was arrested.
“The South African Police Service continues to deal decisively with those trafficking drugs into the country. Police operationalised intelligence and arrested a 25-year-old Brazilian national at OR Tambo International Airport for drug trafficking. “He was found in possession of over three kilograms of drugs wrapped around his body which was later confirmed to be cocaine with an estimated value of R1.8 million,” Van Wyk said.
There has been a spate of drug traffickers arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in the last couple of months.National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the bag was found on a carousel for a flight from São Paulo, Brazil.In a video shared by Mathe, more than 40 bricks of cocaine can be seen on a table.
The discovery of the cocaine came after 14 suspected drug mules were arrested at the airport in just over two months.At the beginning of October, two Dutch nationals were caught trying to smuggle Khat at the Johannesburg airport.“According to a preliminary report, both the 21-year-old and 59-year-old suspects were en route from South Africa to the Netherlands via Dubai when they were intercepted by police.
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