
Brazilian arrested at OR Tambo for trying to smuggle cocaine into SA
A tip off led officers to search the suspect’s luggage and discover the cocaine worth R8.7 million.
TUESDAY, 28 APRIL 2026, 12:42

A tip off led officers to search the suspect’s luggage and discover the cocaine worth R8.7 million.

Monday marks 32 years since SA held its first democratic elections, on April 27, 1994.

Police have arrested a 26-year-old Brazilian national at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after discovering cocaine with an estimated street value of R8.7 million concealed in the person’s luggage.

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The family says what pains them most is that the suspect is known but no arrest has been made.

This as the country prepares to mark the 32nd anniversary of freedom on Monday.

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