The man boarded an identified aircraft from Sao Paulo - Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil with the drugs
The man boarded an identified aircraft from Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil with the drugs.It is understood that police were acting on intelligence that a man aboard an unidentified aircraft from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil was carrying drugs.spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said officers pounced on the alleged drug mule once the plane landed at OR Tambo International Airport.
“The cocaine was discovered- wrapped in plastic – leading police to believe that the consignment was strapped to his body. The man who is a Brazilian national has been detained and charged with drug trafficking,” Mathe said. “Our members throughout the country remain vigilant and ready to intercept these drug traffickers . It’s been a progressive two weeks for SAPS in so far as intercepting large quantities of drugs. R252 million worth of cocaine was seized in Western Cape, a Russian national was among those arrested.
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