Authorities arrested a suspected drug mule from Paraguay at OR Tambo International, bringing to four the number of “mules” arrested at the airport in a fortnight.
Police said a 43-year-old woman from Paraguay is due to appear in court this week following her arrest on Friday.
Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda van Wyk said the woman had arrived on a flight from São Paulo in Brazil when she was taken into custody.
She said the woman was taken to a local hospital where a medical x-ray revealed the presence of foreign objects in her stomach.
“A total of 33 drug bullets containing cocaine were subsequently released.
“This arrest marks the fourth drug trafficker intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport in the past two weeks,” Van Wyk said.
