Alleged drug mule nabbed at OR Tambo Airport
Police at OR Tambo International Airport arrested a 45-year-old man attempting to smuggle two kilograms of cocaine to Hong Kong. This is the second such arrest at the airport in less than a week.
Why it matters
The frequency of these arrests highlights ongoing challenges in airport security and international drug trafficking enforcement in South Africa.
Police arrest an alleged drug mule at OR Tambo International Airport, seizing cocaine worth more than R800,000. Picture: X/SAPoliceService
Police have arrested another alleged drug mule at OR Tambo International Airport, seizing cocaine worth more than R800,000.
The 45-year-old suspect was intercepted on Monday after intelligence-led information alerted police to his movements.
He was travelling to Hong Kong when police searched his luggage and found about two kilograms of suspected cocaine.
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