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Three arrested for cocaine smuggling

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…

Cops confirm airport-gang arrests

Police have confirmed the arrests of three men suspected to be involved in at least 14 robberies linked to OR Tambo International Airport. Police spokesperson Dennis Adriao said…

Opposition grows to arms shipment for Zimbabwe

Opposition to a shipment of arms being offloaded in Durban and transported to Zimbabwe increased on Thursday when South Africa’s largest transport workers’ union announced that…

Huge heroin bust at Zim/SA border

Two South African men were arrested while trying to smuggle nearly R750-million worth of heroin into the country at the Beit Bridge border post from Zimbabwe, Limpopo police said…

Tanzanian diplomat still in hospital after attack

The Tanzanian high commissioner to South Africa — who was beaten unconscious on Friday evening by robbers — is sedated and breathing with the help of a ventilator in Pretoria…

Cocaine worth R50-million found at OR Tambo

Police seized cocaine valued at about R50-million at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday. Spokesperson Captain Dennis Adriao said the drugs had been found on a plane from…

SA man arrested after exam papers offered on Facebook

A 20-year-old man who allegedly offered matric exam papers to friends on Facebook was taken into police custody for questioning on Sunday, Primedia Broadcasting said. Captain…