Police arrested a 35-year-old woman
in possession of 78 bullets containing cocaine,
on Wednesday afternoon (27 September) at Cape Town International Airport.
Western
Cape police spokesperson, Captain FC van Wyk, says police members working at Cape Town International
Airport were busy with stop and search duties on
the International Arrivals side when they received information of a possible
drug courier about to land on a flight from Luanda.
“When the flight landed the
passengers were processed through immigration counters and the suspected
passenger was spotted when she fetched her baggage from the conveyor belt.”
Van Wyk says the woman was detained
and admitted to a
medical facility where the contraband was collected.
“The exact value of the drugs is yet
to be established but it is estimated at a significant amount.”
He says once charged the woman will
appear in the Bellville Magistrates’ Court on charges of dealing in drugs.
“Once again the endeavours of the police to tackle
the lucrative illegal drug trade in the Western Cape and to break the back of
smuggling syndicates have paid off.”
