{"id":29420,"date":"2026-04-28T10:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=29420"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:32:28","slug":"cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocaine Bust: Airport Drug Trafficker Nabbed with R8.7 Million in Contraband"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84773\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cocaine Bust: Airport Drug Trafficker Nabbed with R8.7 Million in Contraband\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">Authorities at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng have detained a Brazilian individual accused of drug trafficking, after discovering cocaine valued at R8.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested individual, identified as a 26-year-old transgender person, was taken into custody upon their arrival from Brazil on Sunday afternoon, following a police-led search based on received intelligence concerning suspected drug transport.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84771\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cocaine Bust: Airport Drug Trafficker Nabbed with R8.7 Million in Contraband\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, spokesperson for the South African Police Service (SAPS), stated that during the search, officers uncovered several blocks of cocaine that had been expertly concealed within the luggage of the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis arrest forms part of ongoing intelligence-driven operations targeting transnational drug trafficking networks operating through South Africa\u2019s largest port of entry,\u201d Mathe explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent months, authorities at OR Tambo International Airport have successfully intercepted multiple drug traffickers attempting to transport illegal substances into the nation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84771\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cocaine Bust: Airport Drug Trafficker Nabbed with R8.7 Million in Contraband\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mdntvlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00051-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>According to Mathe, disrupting these drug trafficking efforts has significantly aided in combating the proliferation of illegal narcotics and fighting organized crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect is set to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate&#8217;s Court on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, facing charges related to drug trafficking,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wedod-4293429875\" class=\"wedod-after-content wedod-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1458300956780583\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1458300956780583\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng have detained a Brazilian individual accused of drug trafficking, after<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Cocaine Bust: Airport Drug Trafficker Nabbed with R8.7 Million in Contraband","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13179,98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-south-africa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cocaine Bust: R8.7M Airport Drug Trafficker Arrested<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Airport authorities arrest drug trafficker with R8.7 million in cocaine. Discover the details of this significant drug bust.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cocaine Bust: R8.7M Airport Drug Trafficker Arrested\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Airport authorities arrest drug trafficker with R8.7 million in cocaine. Discover the details of this significant drug bust.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"We Do Dis News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-28T08:32:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Man_Gale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Man_Gale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b6b5e676134dd81eb2a6292a1f01b5f7\"},\"headline\":\"Cocaine Bust: Airport Drug Trafficker Nabbed with R8.7 Million in Contraband\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-28T08:32:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":196,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Breaking News\",\"South Africa\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cocaine Bust: R8.7M Airport Drug Trafficker Arrested\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-28T08:32:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"Airport authorities arrest drug trafficker with R8.7 million in cocaine. Discover the details of this significant drug bust.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":1600,\"caption\":\"Airport Drug Dealer Arrested with R8.7 Million Cocaine Cache\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Breaking News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/category\\\/breaking-news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Cocaine Bust: Airport Drug Trafficker Nabbed with R8.7 Million in Contraband\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"We Do Dis News\",\"description\":\"Discover World Top News . Pop Culture\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"wddn\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"We Do Dis News\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"We Do Dis News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Wedodis.co.za\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Man_Gale\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/lufuno-mangale-b9b37790\",\"https:\\\/\\\/wa.me\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b6b5e676134dd81eb2a6292a1f01b5f7\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5c804a9aeda2addd92886f4a9e78474bf6bfc35a6d4d4d1592c422be68b2feb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5c804a9aeda2addd92886f4a9e78474bf6bfc35a6d4d4d1592c422be68b2feb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5c804a9aeda2addd92886f4a9e78474bf6bfc35a6d4d4d1592c422be68b2feb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cocaine Bust: R8.7M Airport Drug Trafficker Arrested","description":"Airport authorities arrest drug trafficker with R8.7 million in cocaine. Discover the details of this significant drug bust.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cocaine Bust: R8.7M Airport Drug Trafficker Arrested","og_description":"Airport authorities arrest drug trafficker with R8.7 million in cocaine. Discover the details of this significant drug bust.","og_url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/","og_site_name":"We Do Dis News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za","article_published_time":"2026-04-28T08:32:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":1600,"url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Man_Gale","twitter_site":"@Man_Gale","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/b6b5e676134dd81eb2a6292a1f01b5f7"},"headline":"Cocaine Bust: Airport Drug Trafficker Nabbed with R8.7 Million in Contraband","datePublished":"2026-04-28T08:32:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/"},"wordCount":196,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp","articleSection":["Breaking News","South Africa"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/","name":"Cocaine Bust: R8.7M Airport Drug Trafficker Arrested","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp","datePublished":"2026-04-28T08:32:28+00:00","description":"Airport authorities arrest drug trafficker with R8.7 million in cocaine. Discover the details of this significant drug bust.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp","width":1200,"height":1600,"caption":"Airport Drug Dealer Arrested with R8.7 Million Cocaine Cache"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/cocaine-bust-airport-drug-trafficker-nabbed-with-r8-7-million-in-contraband\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Breaking News","item":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/category\/breaking-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Cocaine Bust: Airport Drug Trafficker Nabbed with R8.7 Million in Contraband"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/","name":"We Do Dis News","description":"Discover World Top News . Pop Culture","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization"},"alternateName":"wddn","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization","name":"We Do Dis News","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"We Do Dis News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za","https:\/\/x.com\/Man_Gale","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lufuno-mangale-b9b37790","https:\/\/wa.me\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/b6b5e676134dd81eb2a6292a1f01b5f7","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c804a9aeda2addd92886f4a9e78474bf6bfc35a6d4d4d1592c422be68b2feb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c804a9aeda2addd92886f4a9e78474bf6bfc35a6d4d4d1592c422be68b2feb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c804a9aeda2addd92886f4a9e78474bf6bfc35a6d4d4d1592c422be68b2feb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news"],"url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260427-WA00041.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29420"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29429,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29420\/revisions\/29429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}