Guinea-Bissau: coups, cashews, cocaine
Bissau – Portuguese-speaking Guinea-Bissau gripped for months by tensions over claims the president’s mandate has expired – is one of... Read more
1 Apr
PICS | Paraguayan drug mule arrested with cocaine at OR Tambo Airport
Johannesburg – A 43-year-old Paraguayan woman was arrested for drug trafficking upon her arrival at OR Tambo International Airport... Read more
8 Dec, 2024
Nigerian ‘street vendor’ arrested with cocaine-stuffed headphones at OR Tambo
Cape Town – A Nigerian man was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday for allegedly attempting to... Read more
16 Sep, 2024
PICS | Cocaine smuggling plot unravelled at OR Tambo: Fake wedding shopper, Nigerian escorts arrested
Cape Town – A 33-year-old woman posing as a shopper for her “upcoming wedding” was arrested at OR Tambo... Read more
28 Aug, 2024
PICS | Brazilian drug mule caught with R1m worth of cocaine at OR Tambo
Cape Town — Police in Johannesburg caught and arrested a suspected drug mule who was travelling with cocaine at... Read more
31 Jul, 2024
Senegal customs seize cocaine shipments worth over $50m
Senegal – Senegalese customs said Tuesday they had intercepted three shipments of cocaine with a total estimated value of... Read more
20 Jun, 2024
Venezuela seizes over 10 tons of cocaine
Caracas — More than 10 tons of cocaine were seized in Venezuela during a police and military operation, authorities... Read more
27 Oct, 2023
Brazil scientists developing new ‘vaccine’ for cocaine addiction
Belo Horizonte —Scientists in Brazil, the world’s second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new... Read more
26 Oct, 2023
Cocaine price crash a blow for Colombian coca growers
Llorente — “Carlos,” a 36-year-old coca grower in Colombia, is stuck hanging onto kilos of the valuable paste used... Read more
26 May, 2023
Traveller stopped at OR Tambo with R2.15m cocaine ‘soaked into rug’
Cape Town – A 29-year-old man travelling from Brazil was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng after... Read more
22 May, 2023
