Drug related crime
Cape Town International Airport, Western Cape
03/02/2010 at 04:00 Pm
This incident was reported by anonymous
Incident number #499 details:
Woman caught with R1.6m tik at Cape airport
A woman suspected of being a drug mule has been arrested for allegedly carrying drugs valued at about R1.6 million at the Cape Town International Airport, Western Cape police said on Thursday.
Inspector November Filander said the 26-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday after a tip-off that she would be flying from Johannesburg to Cape Town in the late afternoon.
On searching her luggage, police found 4.5kg of tik hidden in cereal boxes.
The woman is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate's Court on Friday to face possession of drugs charges.
In another incident a man was caught for carrying drugs on a bus.
"Police were tipped off about a 25-year-old Somalian national travelling in a luxury bus from Beaufort West towards Bellville on the N1 freeway," Filander said.
Flying squad police pulled off the bus at a petrol station where they positively identified the man they were looking for and searched his suitcases.
An illegal drug kat, valued at R10 000, was found inside one of the suitcases.
The man will appear in the Kuils River Magistrate's Court on Friday charged with possession of drugs. - Sapa
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