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Police seize R80m cocaine haul at Durban port

DURBAN – Police discovered cocaine worth R80 million hidden in a shipping container at Durban Harbour on Saturday, following a surveillance operation that tracked the vessel from Brazil. The drugs, disguised as kidney beans, were uncovered after authorities moved the suspicious container

December 2, 2024

This woman from Brazil was found with cocaine wrapped around her upper body.

Crime·South Africa

Police Intercept Another Brazilian Drug Carrier at OR Tambo Airport

A 44-year-old Brazilian woman has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after police found cocaine wrapped around her upper body, the second such arrest in four days. The suspect was detained after arriving from Sao Paulo on Thursday afternoon, following Sunday’s

November 28, 2024

World

Neymar undergoes questioning by police, denies rape claim

SAO PAULO – Brazilian police questioned Neymar for five hours on Thursday over allegations he raped a woman he met through social media in a Paris hotel last month – charges he has denied. “The truth appears sooner or later,” the world’s most expensive

June 14, 2019

Breaking News·World

Dozens killed in Brazil dam disaster as search continues for hundreds missing

Brazilian firefighters said on Saturday that at least 34 people were killed when a dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA, as rescuers continued to search for hundreds still missing The Minas Gerais state fire department also said

January 27, 2019

Africa

Equatorial Guinea President’s son demands Brazil returns seized $16m

The tiny West African state of Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday demanded Brazil hand back more than $16m in cash and luxury watches that border officials confiscated from a delegation accompanying the president’s son. Equatorial Guinea’s foreign minister described the seizure as a

September 19, 2018

Africa

Brazilian officials seize $16m from Equatorial Guinea’s VP delegation

Brazilian officials have confiscated more than $16m (£12.2m) worth of cash and luxury watches from a delegation accompanying the son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, local media has reported. Teodorin Obiang, the flamboyant vice-president of Equatorial Guinea and a son

September 17, 2018

Featured

Brazilian Student, 22, auctioning off virginity for $1m

The 22-year-old opened the bidding process in June after reading about others who had done it in the past and has so far received two bids, the highest being nearly £220,000 ($365,888). Sex for money is nothing new. But one Brazilian student

August 15, 2018

Sports

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo in hospitalised

The World Cup-winning former Brazil striker Ronaldo has been hospitalised in Ibiza suffering from pneumonia. The 41-year-old was responding to local reports that he had been in intensive care at Can Misses Hospital. Ronaldo scored 62 times for Brazil, including both goals

August 13, 2018

Breaking News·Europe

Brazilian president Michel Temer deploys troops to streets

Brazil’s president ordered federal troops to restore order in the country’s capital, Brasilia, after some ministries were evacuated during clashes between police and protesters seeking Michel Temer’s ouster. Temer is struggling to retain power after the release of a recording that appears

May 25, 2017

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