Media Statement
South African Police Service (SAPS)

OR TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested a 55-year-old drug mule, a Nigerian national, at the OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday, 04 March 2025 on charges of drug trafficking.

The suspect had just landed from Saõ Paulo, Brazil when he was intercepted by police.

A medical x-ray revealed that the mule had swallowed multiple objects suspected to be bullets containing cocaine.

The suspect, who is still releasing bullets, is expected to appear before the Kempton Park Magistrates' Court this week.

Just last month, police arrested two South African drug mules and seized cocaine with an estimated street value of R7.5 million at this airport.

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