Tanzanian caught smuggling R2,64m heroin from Zim into SA

A MAN trying to smuggle heroin worth about R2,64 million from Zimbabwe into South Africa was arrested at the Beitbridge border post, according to Limpopo police.

The drugs were found in a secret compartment in his bag on Sunday, Limpopo police spokeswoman Colonel Ronel Otto said.

The 38-year-old Tanzanian was arrested on the Zimbabwean side of the border, Otto said.

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