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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

Countries

Police find drugs worth R48m hidden in a container

Cape Town – Police recovered 16 boxes containing 140 sealed bricks of cocaine with an estimated value of R84... Read more

19 Apr, 2023

World

Ecuador seizes $330 million of cocaine bound for Belgium

Guayaquil – Ecuador confiscated about 8.8 tons of cocaine worth $330 million that had been hidden between bananas in... Read more

27 Feb, 2023