SA couple held in Brazil
28/01/2005 07:24  - (SA)  

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Sao Paulo - Police have arrested a South African couple on drug trafficking charges for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine onto a flight from Brazil to their home country, officials said on Thursday.

Charles Mautchean, 22, and Natashe Kleinhans, 20, were arrested on Wednesday night at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport with 2kg cocaine, according to a statement by the police department's narcotics squad. No futher information was available.

The two were charged with international drug trafficking. If found guilty, they could face up to 15 years in prison.

- AP

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