Alleged cocaine smuggler arrested at airport

A Brazilian national found with a body wrap containing 4kg of cocaine allegedly attached to him at OR Tambo International Airport appeared at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court last week. The man arrived on a flight from Brazil the previous week, reports The Citizen. Hawks spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha said the unit received information about a drug mule that was scheduled to land at OR Tambo on the day. ‘A multidisciplinary team approached the identified flight at the landing bay. The suspect was located. He had no checked-in luggage apart from what he was carrying,’ Ramovha said. He was taken to the airport’s police station, and an interpreter was sourced after he indicated that he didn’t understand English.‘He admitted to the officers through the interpreter that he was in possession of drugs. (The suspect ) was subjected to a body search, which revealed about 4kg of cocaine wrapped around his body. He was immediately arrested and charged for contravening the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act.’ The case was postponed to 30 July for a bail application.