Pretoria, 23 Feb-(ANA)-All baggage belonging to South African Airways staff will be searched, the country's airport chiefs have announced after crews were found carrying drugs.
The searches are part of a strict new regime being introduced by the airline and Airports Company SA (Acsa).
They have set up a task force including police and customs officers to try to stamp out smuggling.
Twice in the past month huge quantities of cocaine have been found in baggage belonging to crews flying into Britain.
The most recent find took place a week ago, when customs officers uncovered 5kg (11lb) of cocaine in luggage at London's Heathrow airport. (ANA)
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