The drug mule had more than 60 bullets of suspected cocaine in her stomach.
Some of the bullets of drugs that were swallowed by a Namibian woman who was arrested at OR Tambo Airport. Picture: Supplied/Saps
The police, Sars and immigration officials were looking out for the suspected drug mule after receiving intelligence from the South African Police Service . “She was immediately arrested, taken to a local hospital where a medical X-ray confirmed and detected foreign objects in her stomach.”Mathe said the woman is the tenth drug mule to be arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in the past two months.By Sunday evening, Mathe said the suspect had released more than 60 bullets of drugs, which is suspected to be cocaine.
“Our men and women in blue are hard at work intercepting hardened criminals. South Africa is not a playground for criminals and transnational organised crime. We are squeezing the space for criminals and leaving nothing to chance,” said Masemola.The latest arrest comes days after a Nigerian drug mule was caught at the same airport.
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