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Nigerian drug trafficker arrested
It remains unclear how a Nigerian national, who was arrested in Johannesburg, managed to flee Belgium, where he is wanted for trafficking cocaine worth R1 billion.
The police’s Vish Naidoo said the 36-year-old was arrested in Kyalami on Thursday after being on the run since 2008, when he was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a Belgian court.
Naidoo says the man is expected to appear in a Johannesburg court on Tuesday.
“He was arrested outside his luxury Kyalami estate. He is expected to appear in the Midrand Magistrates Court on Tuesday and thereafter the extradition process will follow.”
The Guardian 