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  • Updated: December 07, 2022

South Africa: Security Operatives Bust Suspect With Mandrax Worth R2.8 Million

South Africa: Security Operatives Bust Suspect With Mandrax

The Hawks, a South African security outlet, arrested a 37-year-old suspect in possession of mandrax worth R2.8 million (N72.7 million) between Robertson and Worcester on Tuesday.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Hawks spokesperson, Zinzi Hani, the suspect was nabbed following a multidisciplinary operation led by the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau team based in Bellville together with Western Cape Crime Intelligence’s Counter Narcotics and Gangs as well as a K9 unit from Breederivier.

“The team acted on intelligence information of a suspect who was travelling from Gauteng to Cape Town in a vehicle loaded with mandrax tablets.

“The Hawks’ team spotted the vehicle matching the description and with the assistance of K9 it was stopped and the joint police team requested a search.

“Upon searching, mandrax tablets were found hidden in a false compartment inside the vehicle,” Hani said.

Hani added that the drugs were seized for further investigation and that the suspect was promptly arrested.

Hani revealed that the suspect will show up in Worcester Magistrate's Court on December 8, 2022, to answer a charge of drug dealing.

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