Cops confiscate drugs worth R120 000 in Southern Cape, woman arrested | News24

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Cops confiscate drugs worth R120 000 in Southern Cape, woman arrested | News24

The Rural Flying Squad arrested a 27-year-old woman on the N9 between George and Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape after drugs worth R120 000 were found hidden in instant porridge boxes.

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