Last night 1 July 2012 at 20h30, Border police arrested a 46 year old female suspect at Cape Town International Airport in possession of 10.5 kg of tik with an estimated street value of R3 million. The suspect arrived in Cape Town on a flight from Johannesburg. Her luggage was searched when she appeared suspicious, during which 10.5 kg of concealed tik was found in her luggage.
The suspect is being detained and will appear in the Bellville Magistrates’ Court tomorrow 3 July 2012 on charges of dealing in drugs. The circumstances of the matter are being investigated.
This is not the suspect’s first offence in this regard. During 2006 she was arrested in Johannesburg for dealing in dagga. She was sentenced in 2007 for seven years, but released after five years.
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Drug mule arrested at Cape Town International Airport
