Drugs worth R1.4m confiscated at Durban airport

Durban police have confirmed that a 20 year old woman has been arrested at Durban International Airport for possession of drugs worth R1.4 million rands.

Newsflash News Agency reports that the drug mule was arrested after police were tipped off that a South African was travelling with drugs between India and Dubai but destined for South Africa.

Members of the organised crime unit and the detectives from the airport were waiting for her when she arrived. The drugs were found hidden in cricket shin pads in her luggage.