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Hawks Nab Customs Officials for Cocaine Smuggling

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 08:06:55 +0000

Two Customs officials from OR Tambo International Airport were arrested on Sunday evening for smuggling cocaine worth R2 million. The suspects aged 29 and 35 allegedly smuggled out an unaccompanied suite case which arrived on a flight from Brazil on Sunday afternoon and left it at the international arrival hall security passenger exit gate. Hawks’ […]

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Joint Police Operations nets R3.5 million worth of drugs and R4.5 million in cash

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:12:47 +0000

Pretoria – A police operation has resulted in the arrest of 15 suspects, the seizure of drugs worth R3,5 million and R4 million in cash. The arrests followed after Operation Damon, in which the drug-trafficking network in East London in the Eastern Cape, was investigated. Operation Damon conceived in January this year, involved officials from […]

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Beast or Bait

admin — Fri, 15 May 2015 10:38:18 +0000

This week Special Assignment investigates the link between drug smuggling and human trafficking. The recent execution of eight of the ‘Bali Nine’ drug smugglers in Indonesia has once again turned the world’s spotlight on the transnational drug trade and the punishment for this crime. In Malaysia, where drug trafficking is a capital crime, a 29-year […]

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