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Clash of the Cartels

WATCH – When trafficking goes bust: The ‘slip-ups’ that foiled major drug deals

Multimedia

WATCH – When trafficking goes bust: The ‘slip-ups’ that foiled major drug deals

By Caryn Dolley

WATCH: South Africa's deep connection to the global drug trafficking underworld

South Africa

WATCH: South Africa's deep connection to the global drug trafficking underworld

By Caryn Dolley

Meth hidden in mats from SA linked to Chinese million-dollar money laundering gang in Australia

South Africa

Meth hidden in mats from SA linked to Chinese million-dollar money laundering gang in Australia

By Caryn Dolley

Unmasking the ‘cocaine cartel’ diver arrested in Brazil en route to South Africa

World

Unmasking the ‘cocaine cartel’ diver arrested in Brazil en route to South Africa

By Caryn Dolley

More traffickers traced to South Africa in Nigeria’s biggest airport heroin bust

Africa

More traffickers traced to South Africa in Nigeria’s biggest airport heroin bust

By Caryn Dolley

‘The Firm’ grip of the 28s – from Colin Stanfield to fresh suspicions shaping SA’s drug scene

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‘The Firm’ grip of the 28s – from Colin Stanfield to fresh suspicions shaping SA’s drug scene

By Caryn Dolley

SA’s drug dons — where are they now plus the political suspicions surrounding them

South Africa

SA’s drug dons — where are they now plus the political suspicions surrounding them

By Caryn Dolley

Cuban kingpin Yester-Garrido and the booming cocaine conduit between SA and Brazil

South Africa

Cuban kingpin Yester-Garrido and the booming cocaine conduit between SA and Brazil

By Caryn Dolley

Nigerian cops trace kingpins to South Africa after cocaine, pistols and ‘military items’ smuggled from Durban

Business Maverick

Nigerian cops trace kingpins to South Africa after cocaine, pistols and ‘military items’ smuggled from Durban

By Caryn Dolley

Duo jailed in UK for ‘cocaine oranges’ smuggled from SA after farmer unwittingly uncovers global trafficking web

South Africa

Duo jailed in UK for ‘cocaine oranges’ smuggled from SA after farmer unwittingly uncovers global trafficking web

By Caryn Dolley

SA cocaine case features among Australian police’s major ‘drugs and dollars’ global crime crackdowns of 2023

South Africa

SA cocaine case features among Australian police’s major ‘drugs and dollars’ global crime crackdowns of 2023

By Caryn Dolley

Fugitives and fake passports — Brazil’s ‘Cocaine Queen’ investigation and the R700m drug stash sent to SA

South Africa

Fugitives and fake passports — Brazil’s ‘Cocaine Queen’ investigation and the R700m drug stash sent to SA

By Caryn Dolley