OR Tambo drug mule jailed for 8 years
The Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a Namibian national to eight years in prison for drug trafficking.
The 30-year-old drug mule was intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport in September 2024 after she arrived from Brazil.
Pauline Mbangula was found with 68 bullet-shaped packets filled with cocaine in her stomach.
"At the time of her arrest, she claimed that she was taken to Brazil by a man she recently met under false pretences that they were going on holiday," said police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe.
"Upon arrival in Brazil, she was then forced to swallow the drugs and traffic them to South Africa. She was sentenced to 8 years’ direct imprisonment for drug dealing, of which 3 years were wholly suspended."
Last year alone, more than 22 drug mules were arrested by police at OR Tambo International Airport.
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