TRANSNATIONAL TRAFFICKING: Latest OR Tambo International Airport cocaine bust exposes Brazil-SA drug smuggling route
By Caryn DolleySouth Africa
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Police at OR Tambo International Airport seized a R200m cocaine shipment hidden inside luggage arriving from Brazil. Meanwhile, Brazilian detectives are cracking down on an organised crime ring that uses commercial flights to traffic drugs into South Africa and around the world.
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- Length
- 42 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 26, 2026
- Byline
- Caryn Dolley
- Source
- Daily Maverick