DRUG MULE AND ESCORTS NABBED AT ORTIA
GAUTENG – An alleged drug mule who departed the Republic of South Africa (RSA) recently for Brazil under the guise of shopping for her ‘up coming wedding’ has landed in hot water after she was apprehended at OR-TAMBO on Tuesday, 27 August 2024.
The Germiston based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team pounced on the unsuspecting 33-year-old traveler at ORTIA this morning. A search to her luggage revealed the consignment of narcotics, which was established to be 10kg of cocaine. The vigilant team in the company of customs and dog detector further scanned the surroundings for possible aides and accomplices.
Two suspects were identified and monitored at the International Arrivals hall. They were approached and brought in for questioning at the police station. They stated that they were waiting for a traveler from elsewhere, but they couldn’t provide proof thereof. It was eventually established that they were actually waiting for the arrested drug mule originating from Motherwell in Port Elizabeth.
The two accomplices are both Nigerian nationals aged 37 and 52, respectively. The trio is scheduled to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 29 August 2024.
