Airports flagged as organised-crime risks amid surge in drug seizures

South Africa’s major international airports have been identified as exposed to organised-crime threats, with 117 narcotics-smuggling cases recorded at OR Tambo, Cape Town and King Shaka airports between 2023/24 and 2025/26.

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