drug Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/drug/ Latest News & Press Releases Wed, 08 Jun 2016 10:35:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png drug Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/drug/ 32 32 OR Tambo airport-based cops arrest suspect for drug dealing https://news.media.co.za/or-tambo-airport-based-cops-arrest-suspect-for-drug-dealing/ Wed, 08 Jun 2016 10:35:10 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4565 A routine search by the Trans-national Investigation Team of the South African Police Service at the OR Tambo International Airport has yesterday resulted in the arrest of a foreign national who was found to have swallowed cocaine bullets weighing 1, 1 kilograms. The value of these drugs is three hundred and twenty five thousand rand […]

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]]> Joint Police Operations nets R3.5 million worth of drugs and R4.5 million in cash https://news.media.co.za/joint-police-operations-nets-r3-5-million-worth-of-drugs-and-r4-5-million-in-cash/ Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:12:47 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2542 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 https://news.media.co.za/beast-or-bait/ Fri, 15 May 2015 10:38:18 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2410 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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]]> Latest South African Crime Statistics Released https://news.media.co.za/latest-south-african-crime-statistics-released/ Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:35:16 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1709 Pretoria – The South African Police Service (SAPS) today released the crime statistics for the 2013/14 financial year, which show a range of increases and decreases in certain crime categories. For the year under review, there was an increase in murder, attempted murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. Overall, murder decreased by 9.2% over the […]

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