Drug Trafficking
latest news & developments
Warrant officer Phakula accuses Feroz Khan of orchestrating arrest to derail cocaine bust
Phakula says Khan orchestrated the arrest of four police officials at the scene to shift attention away from the investigation and let the ‘real perpetrators’ walk free
Africa’s busiest airport has a drug problem
A Kenyan citizen was facing execution in Vietnam. Her ordeal began with lax security at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport
German state sells off €100mn seized crypto stash
The seized assets were sold off this month through a partnership with local bank Scheich, with the proceeds flowing into the accounts of the regional government of Hesse.
Don’t disrupt Niger’s balancing act
Europe must tread carefully or risk fuelling militancy and migration
Witness says El Chapo tried to kill him four times
Miguel Angel ‘El Gordo’ Martinez worked for Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman in the Sinaloa cartel as a drugs big-wig in Mexico City
6 police officers assaulted, gunshots fired during Vanderbijlpark raid
Police are investigating a case of murder, attempted murder and assault after raiding a suspected drug den.
On the road with heroin smugglers
After meeting a Tanzanian stowaway, Sean Christie gets caught up in a hair-raising heroin run from Dar es Salaam to Cape Town.
Iran hangs 10 drug traffickers
Iran has executed 10 drug traffickers in a prison in Tehran, says a statement on the website of the prosecutor’s office.
Sheryl’s partner in crime to appeal against drug conviction
Sheryl Cwele’s partner in crime, Frank Nabolisa, has filed papers in the ConCourt, requesting leave to appeal against his conviction for drug dealing.
Emails sealed Sheryl Cwele’s fate
Correspondence shows that Sheryl Cwele clearly knew about the plans to bring drugs into South Africa, writes Glynnis Underhill.
Sheryl Cwele’s appeal gives mule new hope
The mother of drug mule Tessa Beetge hopes the court will uphold Sheryl Cwele’s conviction so her daughter might be freed from a Brazil jail sooner.
‘I’d do it over and over again’
Tessa Beetge.s mother now wants her daughter’s sentence reduced following the conviction of Sheryl Cwele.
Cwele guilty of drug dealing
Sheryl Cwele, the wife of state security minister Siyabonga Cwele, sat stony faced in the dock as Judge Piet Koen convicted her of dealing in cocaine.
Cwele found guilty in drug-trafficking case
Sheryl Cwele was on Thursday found guilty on a charge of dealing in drugs, or conspiring to do so, in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
Court finds Sheryl Cwele not guilty on two charges
Sheryl Cwele was on Thursday found not guilty on two of the charges she faced related to drug trafficking.