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Two suspected drug mules have been arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, bringing the total number of similar arrests at the airport to five since January.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda van Wyk says a 24-year-old Brazilian man and a 51-year-old South African woman, who had travelled on the same flight from São Paulo were intercepted upon their arrival on Thursday.
She says police seized cocaine valued at more than R1 million.
Van Wyk says a medical examination confirmed that both suspects had ingested "bullets" suspected to contain cocaine.
She says police also discovered and confiscated more cocaine concealed inside the suspects' luggage.
Police also intercepted a shipment of white powder, suspected to be heroin, worth over R200 000 on Friday.
Van Wyk says preliminary investigations suggest that the shipment was destined for London in the United Kingdom.
