Another drug mule nabbed at OR Tambo International, drugs found in her stomach

JOHANNESBURG - Yet another drug mule has been arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport - the eleventh in two months.

A 21-year-old South African woman was arrested on Sunday for trafficking drugs found in her stomach. 

She was profiled and intercepted when arriving on a flight from São Paulo, Brazil.

Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe:

“She was taken to a local hospital where an X-ray confirmed that she was having foreign objects in her stomach. She has already released a number of bullets from her body and is in police custody where police are closely monitoring the release of further drug bullets.”

Last week, a 30-year-old Namibian drug mule was arrested after arriving from São Paulo with more than 60 drug bullets found in her stomach.