South African Airways cabin crew arrested over drugs haul

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South African Airways cabin crew arrested over drugs haul

 

Agence France-Presse January 21, 2009 07:42am

 

 

FIFTEEN South African Airways cabin crew members have been arrested after 50kg of cannabis was found onboard a flight from Johannesburg to London.

 

A London Heathrow airport customs spokesman said the drugs, worth $322,000, were found by officers of the UK Borders Agency.

 

The drugs were seized by officers of the UK Border Agency, a newly established force set up to control smuggling and illegal immigration.

 

The drugs were discovered in three pieces of baggage, the spokesman said.

 

Those held were both flight crew and cabin crew.

 

HMRC spokesman Bob Gaiger said: "Those arrested are now being held in custody and will be interviewed by HMRC investigation officers.

 

"HMRC, together with UKBA (UK Border Agency), play a vital role in the fight to prevent illegal drugs from entering the UK and in protecting our communities from the violence and corruption that always accompany this hideous trade."

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how the hell did they expect to get 50kgs through customes? thats alot of swallowed condoms...they had to have paid off some UK customs officers to travel to the UK with that much dope to push