Woman caught red handed in airport drug bust

By Tando Mfengwana
24 February 2007

A 33-year old woman was arrested yesterday at the Cape Town International Airport for the possession of heroin.

Police spokesperson Captain Elliot Sinyangana said the woman, from Hanover Park, who was profiled for alleged involvement in drug trafficking, arrived on a flight from London.

Police searched her luggage and found 2 kilograms of the drug with a street value of about R2.4 million.

The heroin was wrapped in plastic and hidden in a separate compartment of her suitcase.

She will appear at the Bellville Magistrate Court for the possession of heroin.

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