Mozambican man skips Swazi border with drugs worth US$3.6 million
6:10 CAT | 07 May 2016
A Mozambican man managed to skip the Swazi border to South Africa with a consignment of 52 kg heroin drugs worth US$3.6 million stashed in his car wheels, APA reports on Friday.South African media reports that Ibraimo Candeiro was arrested between Chrissiesmeer and Ermelo, according to Hawks provincial spokesperson Lieutenant Dineo Sekgotodi.
Police arrested him after stopping and searching his car. The heroin was found hidden in an extra fuel tank and the spare wheel. He had come from Mozambique via Swaziland and was heading for Johannesburg, media reports.
Candeiro made his first court appearance on Wednesday and he has not been granted bail yet. His case returns to court on May 10, 2016.
Source: APA
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