Police arrest drug mule at King Shaka
Cocaine with the street value of more than R250 000 was discovered hidden in the takkies of a 28-year-old woman drug mule when she arrived at King Shaka airport on Thursday.
A 28-year-old woman has been arrested by SAPS and customs officials at Kings Shaka International Airport for possession of drugs.
According to SAPS media spokesman Captain Thulani Zwane, police and customs officials were working jointly on profiling and processing international passengers in a flight from Dubai. While profiling passengers’ passports, they came across a woman who was travelling from Brazil to South Africa via Dubai.
The woman’s luggage and person were searched. When police searched the takkies she was wearing they discovered the inner sole of the takkies was removable and covered with black duct tape. Police cut the tape and powder cocaine weighing 0.94 kilogram with a street value of R282 000 was found. Preliminary police investigations revealed that the drugs were destined to be delivered to a 41-year-old man who was also arrested at a Durban Hotel.
Both suspects are due to appear in the Verulam Magistrates’ Court today, 24 January 2014.
“I am pleased with the successes thus far but am aware that we still have a long way to go. Our members are motivated and positive and are doing their utmost to cripple the drug trade in the province. If we continue at this rate, we can attain our goal of a drug free society”, said Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner.
