A South African drug mule has been arrested in Addis Ababa, by a joint operation between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Ethiopian Federal Police. Mathe says, “A team from SAPS counter narcotics intelligence flagged the 29- year old South African woman, through Interpol on suspicion that the woman was traveling to Brazil, to collect drugs. According to the drug trafficker’s itinerary, she was supposed to travel from Brazil, via Addis Ababa, via Sudan, and back to South Africa.”She says, “SAPS intelligence immediately notified the Ethiopian federal police about her movements. On arrival at Addis Ababa, on the 12- of October, she was flagged, and her luggage was checked, which confirmed that she was carrying 13- kilograms of cocaine. She was immediately apprehended, and is expected to be charged and to appear in court in Ethiopia.”#sapsHQ The National Commissioner of the SAPS, Gen Fannie Masemola has commended the joint collaboration between SAPS Gauteng counter narcotics intelligence and the Ethiopian Federal Police after a female South African drug trafficker was arrested in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News October 14, 2024 07:02 UTC