14. The Cablecar

The Missing Cryptoqueen

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

With the FBI offering a $5m reward for Dr Ruja, her fame reaches new heights. And so does our search for her, with new clues pointing us to Cape Town, South Africa.

Featuring footage from: Aron Hyman/The Cape of Cocaine podcast, Heart FM, TikTok/Coolstorybru, The Hunt, documentary series: Die Kryptoqueen - ARD/arte/WDR, Novinite Nova.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.
0:05.7	Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked.
0:12.7	But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's Saturday bonus episodes,
0:18.2	The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylan, and comedy specials
0:22.2	from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffel and Rommashranganathan. However, and maybe I'm biased,
0:27.9	it's really all about the traitors uncloked. So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and
0:32.6	podcasts, listen only on BBC Sounds. That's a good view though, isn't it?
0:40.0	In our search for Dr Ruzha Ignativa,
0:43.2	a bit near the top here.
0:45.3	New developments are pointing us in a very unexpected direction.
0:50.3	Yeah.
0:52.0	Cape Town, South Africa.
0:54.8	Really nice to use.
0:57.1	A place known for its beautiful beaches, sunny weather,
1:01.3	and Table Mountain and its famous cable cars.
1:05.2	Whoa.
1:07.1	But also, as a popular destination for foreign criminals...
1:15.6	Oh.
1:16.2	Is it Krasimir speaking?
1:18.0	Who want to lay low?
1:19.8	Do you think that there is a Bulgarian organized crime component?
1:23.6	In South Africa?
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