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Narcotics cases rise as theft declines at OR Tambo, Cape Town and King Shaka airports
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recent data from OR Tambo, Cape Town, and King Shaka airports shows a decrease in reported theft incidents from 631 down to 586 between the 2023/24 and 2025/26 periods. Concurrently, official records indicate that documented narcotics smuggling cases at these facilities increased from 28 to 48.
WHY IT MATTERS
This shift in airport crime statistics highlights changing security challenges and law enforcement priorities at South Africa's primary international travel hubs.
Recorded theft cases declined at OR Tambo, Cape Town and King Shaka airports from 631 to 586 between 2023/24 and 2025/26, while registered narcotics-smuggling cases rose from 28 to 48.
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