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Angola and Argentina crackdowns expose secrets about drug mule syndicates operating via South Africa

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Angola and Argentina crackdowns expose secrets about drug mule syndicates operating via South Africa

By Caryn Dolley

Illegal ant(ic)s — tiny targets of a growing global biopiracy threat to South Africa

Africa

Illegal ant(ic)s — tiny targets of a growing global biopiracy threat to South Africa

By Caryn Dolley

Arrests in Perth reveal intricate cocaine smuggling operation with South African ties

South Africa

Arrests in Perth reveal intricate cocaine smuggling operation with South African ties

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

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

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

Tik, cocaine and FBI-hacked phones revving relations between SA and Australian outlaw biker gang

Maverick News

Tik, cocaine and FBI-hacked phones revving relations between SA and Australian outlaw biker gang

By Caryn Dolley

Australian cocaine trafficking-accused ‘De Niro’ with SA links has brotherly ties to R12bn global crime web

South Africa

Australian cocaine trafficking-accused ‘De Niro’ with SA links has brotherly ties to R12bn global crime web

By Caryn Dolley

R151-million cocaine disguised in meat boxes seized in Durban in latest SA-Brazil bust

South Africa

R151-million cocaine disguised in meat boxes seized in Durban in latest SA-Brazil bust

By Caryn Dolley

Date rape drug hidden in dried fish latest confiscation in SA-Nigeria crackdowns

South Africa

Date rape drug hidden in dried fish latest confiscation in SA-Nigeria crackdowns

By Caryn Dolley

Suspected drug traffickers arrests at OR Tambo airport echo prior SA-Australia ‘cocaine plane’ smuggling scheme

South Africa

Suspected drug traffickers arrests at OR Tambo airport echo prior SA-Australia ‘cocaine plane’ smuggling scheme

By Caryn Dolley