The South African police have reported that a Namibian woman was caught with more than 60 ‘bullets’ of swallowed suspected cocaine at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Sunday.
In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said a 30-year-old Namibian woman was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport, where she arrived with a flight from Brazil.
The SAPS said it, the South African Revenue Service, customs and immigration officials were reacting to intelligence about a drug courier that would land from São Paulo in Brazil on Sunday morning.
An X-ray examination showed the presence of foreign objects in the women’s intestines.
“She has already released more than 60 ‘bullets’ of suspected cocaine thus far. She is currently under police guard and custody,” the police said in their statement.
SAPS national commissioner Fannie Masemola remarked that South Africa is not a playground for criminals and transnational organised crime.
“We are squeezing the space for criminals and leaving nothing to chance,” he said in the statement.
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