Johannesburg – 5 South African girls who tried to smuggle medication price tens of millions of rand hid of their undergarments, footwear, and our bodies had been arrested at OR Tambo Worldwide Airport over the Weekend
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amanda van Wyk stated police and Airports Firm South Africa (ACSA) officers arrested 5 South African “feminine drug mules” on Saturday, 28 March 2026.
She stated the suspects had been arrested at OR Tambo Worldwide Airport with medication price greater than R5 million that had been hid on their our bodies and footwear.
“A preliminary report means that the suspects had been en path to China by way of Dubai,” stated Lieutenant Colonel Van Wyk.
“A search led to the invention of medicine hid inside their sneakers, underwear, and personal elements.”
The suspects are anticipated to seem earlier than the Kempton Park Justice of the Peace’s Court docket on Tuesday, 31 March 2026, on expenses associated to drug trafficking.
Lieutenant Colonel Van Wyk stated investigations had been ongoing.
