Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (APA) – Ethiopian security officials on Saturday arrested a South African man with over 70 capsules of suspected drug inside his stomach.

The arrest of the South African man happened a few days after the death of two Tanzanian men who were also arrested with over 60 drug capsules in their stomach.

The two Tanzanians died last after undergoing medical treatment in hospital in Addis Ababa.

According to the Ethiopian police, more than 77 drug capsules were found in the stomach of the South African who was traveling from Dubai to Tanzania on Ethiopian Airlines.

The man is reported to be safe and getting medical treatment at the Ethiopian Federal police hospital.

The Ethiopian Federal police crime prevention and control department said that the man was apprehended at the Bole International Airport by members of the Airport Drug Control Division.

“The individual was admitted to the hospital after he was apprehended with this huge amount of drug capsules inside his stomach. The capsules were taken out of the man’s stomach with medical treatment,” said police.

Meanwhile, the Ethiopian federal police also announced the seizure of a large amount of cannabis while being smuggled to Britain in more than 40 mail bags via the Ethiopian postal service.

However, the police say no arrest has been made so far in connection with the postal cannabis mail and that they are continuing with investigations.