The Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau team in the Western Cape, together with Crime Intelligence’s counter-narcotics team, arrested two suspects for possession of drugs worth an estimated R4,9 million in Strand on Friday 23 August.
The team acted on information received about a vehicle allegedly transporting drugs en route to Cape Town from Gauteng, which was spotted on the N2 and stopped. During the search the officers discovered 71 000 Mandrax tablets (71 packets) as well as 14 kg (14 bricks) of cocaine and an undisclosed amount of money.
The officers arrested the suspects, between ages 21 and 38, for dealing in drugs and were immediately detained.
The suspects were expected to appear in the Strand Magistrates’ Court on Monday 26 August.
