A Nigerian national was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday night after police discovered cocaine hidden in a pair of headphones he was carrying. The man, who had arrived from São Paulo, Brazil, and was connecting to Nigeria, claimed he was in Brazil to buy clothes and shoes for resale in his home country.
Nigerian ‘street vendor’ arrested at OR Tambo Airport after police find cocaine stashed in headphonesPublished 3h agoPolice arrested a Nigerian national at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday night after they found cocaine stashed in a headphones.
Mathe said police are investigating this aspect to see if this excuse is a decoy to actually traffic drugs.“Police have since launched a manhunt for him.” “These arrests and drug confiscations should serve as a deterrent to other drug traffickers, that they will be caught.”
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