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- A woman in her 20s has been arrested after allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs at OR Tambo airport.
- She was arrested before boarding a flight to Singapore.
- The weight of the cocaine brick is yet to be established.
A woman has been arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle a brick of cocaine at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng.
The woman, who is in her late 20s, was about to board a flight to Singapore on Thursday at 12:30 when she was arrested.
According to the Airports Company South Africa's (ACSA) group executive for enterprise security, Mzwandile Petros of the airport security team, which is trained to notice suspicious and erratic behaviour, decided to approach the woman.
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"The airport security team, upon noticing this suspicious behaviour, requested a private search in terms of the legal procedures. During the search, security staff discovered a brick containing cocaine," Petros added.
The estimated weight of the drugs is yet to be established.
The South African woman has been handed over to the South African Police Service narcotics department at the airport for further processing and investigation.
Petros said:
"I would also like to commend our security team for this operation."
He said keeping airports safe from criminal acts was high on their priority list. He added that the safety and security of all passengers and customers using airport facilities were of paramount importance to all security personnel at ACSA.
