An alleged drug mule arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday with “bullets” of cocaine in his stomach was taken to hospital on Monday due to health complications.
The 43-year-old man from Paraguay was arrested at the airport after a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Deputy national commissioner responsible for policing Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili said the man had passed about 117 drug “bullets”, each weighing about 10g.
“That is a huge amount for a person to consume.
“Every time a bullet came out, it came with traces of blood, which is an indication that there is a medical challenge in the stomach.
“He has been rushed to hospital after a health complication. The releasing process has been stopped.”
This was the 14th drug mule arrested in recent weeks at the Johannesburg airport.
Mosikili said: “It is not safe to swallow bullets. The risk is that a bullet might rupture in the body. There is also a possibility of the bullets exploding and when they explode, it’s an instant life loss.”
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