Expressions | Drug mules. Youth transporting drugs abroad

Five women arrested at OR Tambo while allegedly smuggling drugs worth more than R5 million to China. Two South Africans arrested with cocaine worth R7.5 million after arriving from Brazil. South Africa continues to face a growing drug trafficking crisis, with many young people being recruited as drug mules due to unemployment, poverty and desperation.
Criminal syndicates often target vulnerable youth with promises of “easy money,” luxury lifestyles and paid international travel, without fully revealing the devastating consequences that come with drug trafficking. 

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