Another suspected drug mule has been arrested at Cape Town International Airport.
Police spokesperson, Malcolm Pojie, says a 62-year-old man has been arrested after being found in possession of heroin worth about R1.2 million.
A 63-year-old woman was earlier nabbed at the airport after being caught with heroin worth R1.6 million in her luggage.The woman will also appear in the Bellville Court tomorrow on a charge of dealing in drugs.
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