Consignment of ‘date rape’ drug seized at OR Tambo
The Border Management Authority on Monday seized a large consignment of a date rape drug at OR Tambo International Airport.
Environmental health officials discovered the drugs in a consignment of dried fish.
The discovery of 8.1 kilograms of the drug Rohypnol was made in the cargo terminal from a flight that arrived from Nigeria.
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BMA spokesperson Mmemme Mogotsi says officials detected the drug.
"A case has been registered with the South African Police Service. In South Africa, Rohypnol is classified as a Schedule 6 drug."
