Three people were arrested for smuggling cocaine into Cape Town and OR Tambo international airports, the police reported on Tuesday.
Captain Dennis Adriao said a 28-year-old man was arrested at OR Tambo airport on Saturday after 5,7kg of cocaine, worth about R5-million, was found in his possession. The man, a South African, had arrived on a flight from Lisbon, Portugal.
He had hidden the cocaine in desktop pen holders and small lotion bottles.
He appeared at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of drug dealing and smuggling.
A 28-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were arrested at Cape Town International Airport on Monday in possession of 8kg of cocaine valued at about R10-million.
The South Africans, who live in Durban, had flown from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The two would appear at the Bellville Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on charges of drug dealing and smuggling.
”SA Police are intensifying efforts to stop drug trafficking into our country through profiling and other measures.”
”We caution people against carrying luggage and packages for other people, especially strangers, as they could face imprisonment of up to 25 years for drug smuggling,” said Adriao. – Sapa