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Cocaine haul worth R52m busted off Durban coast — SARS seizes big drug ship

Cape Town – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) conducted a collaborative, intelligence-driven operation that resulted in the detention... Read more

6 Sep

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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

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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

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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

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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

Countries

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

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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

World

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

World

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

World

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