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Drug trafficker arrested at OR Tambo with cocaine worth R8.7-million [SOUND]

# Police at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng have arrested a 26-year-old Brazilian national after intercepting cocaine valued at 8.7-million-rand. Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says officials acted on intelligence and searched the suspect’s luggage upon arrival, discovering concealed blocks of cocaine. The arrest forms part of ongoing operations targeting international drug trafficking networks. Mathe says the suspect is expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court tomorrow:

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