A 43-year-old man from Paraguay was arrested by Gauteng police when he was caught trying to smuggle drugs into the country via the OR Tambo International (ORTIA) on Sunday.
COURTESY: SAPSThe man is the fourteenth drug mule to be arrested at the
country's main international airport over the past eight weeks.
The drug mule had landed from São Paulo when he was
arrested by police officials at the airport.
"A medical examination confirmed that he had swallowed
multiple foreign objects and has so far released more than 20 bullets suspected
to contain cocaine", said police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk.
The arrest comes hot on heels of that of two Dutch
traffickers who were found with 80kg of Khat. It is also the third suspect
arrested in as many Sundays with so-called drug bullets in their stomachs.
#sapsHQ [UPDATE] The Deputy National Commissioner responsible for policing, Lt Gen Mosikili, confirms that the drug mule arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday has been rushed to hospital following a health complication. He has so far released about 117 drug bullets… pic.twitter.com/AqExio1hvJ
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) October 7, 2024
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