R2m MANDRAX SEIZED AT N1 CITY

COPS made a helse R2 million drug bust at N1 City on Monday, with the suspect due in court today. 

A 28-year-old suspect was arrested for possession of drugs after officers found in 51 000 Mandrax pille in the boot of the driver’s car.

According to the Western Cape spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as Hawks), Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani says the confiscation is a result of an intelligence-led operation by members of the Hawks South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) team.

Hani reports: “The vehicle was spotted, thereafter stopped, and searched. On closer inspection, two containers containing 51 packets (51 000) of mandrax were found in the boot of the vehicle. The driver was immediately arrested.”

In a separate incident, two Nigerian nationals were arrested for dealing in drugs in Stellenbosch on Friday.

Members of the Stellenbosch police and Crime Intelligence executed search warrants in the Kayamandi area on Friday, April 25. 

The provincial police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed the arrests. 

Twigg says: “The members searched a premises in Bassi Street, where they seized a large amount of cocaine and crystal meth. They arrested two Nigerian nationals for dealing in drugs. The estimated street value of the drugs is R400,000. The suspects also face charges in terms of the Immigration Act.

The suspects are expected to appear in the Stellenbosch Magistrates Court on Tuesday.