Daily Maverick

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Enter your email below and we will send you a mail with a link or one-time pin to login

Sign in with OAuth

Get Support DM Shop Support DM

ORTIA

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

DM168

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

By Caryn Dolley

Unmasking the narco networks — South Africa's ongoing role in global drug trafficking exposed

South Africa

Unmasking the narco networks — South Africa's ongoing role in global drug trafficking exposed

By Caryn Dolley

Bad hair day — Australian airline worker arrested for drugs concealed in shampoo on flight from SA

South Africa

Bad hair day — Australian airline worker arrested for drugs concealed in shampoo on flight from SA

By Caryn Dolley

‘Drug kingpins don’t care if you’re caught’, warns mom of Gauteng ‘mule’ detained in Mauritius

World

‘Drug kingpins don’t care if you’re caught’, warns mom of Gauteng ‘mule’ detained in Mauritius

By Caryn Dolley

Brazil’s drug mule boom hits SA — multiple arrests and cocaine worth millions seized

South Africa

Brazil’s drug mule boom hits SA — multiple arrests and cocaine worth millions seized

By Caryn Dolley

Five suspected traffickers arrested at OR Tambo airport in sting after R500m cocaine flown from SA to Australia

South Africa

Five suspected traffickers arrested at OR Tambo airport in sting after R500m cocaine flown from SA to Australia

By Caryn Dolley