SAPS arrest suspected Paraguayan drug mule at OR Tambo Airport who swallowed 20 cocaine bullets

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SAPS arrest suspected Paraguayan drug mule at OR Tambo Airport who swallowed 20 cocaine bullets
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The South African Police Service arrested a Paraguayan drug mule at the OR Tambo International Airport. He was found to have ingested 20 cocaine bullets.

The alleged drug mule was busted at the OR Tambo International Airport by a collective effort between SAPS, SARS, and the Border Management AuthorityThe mule was arrested at the OR Tambo Airport as part of a joint effort between the SAPs, the South African Revenue Service, and the Border Management Authority. The stakeholders discovered that this is the drug mules' modus operandi.Other drug mules were also arrested over the past three weeks.

The woman was making her way through immigration when immigration officers intercepted her. She was interrogated and afterwards taken to hospital, where it was discovered that she swallowed bullets of cocaine.Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.

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