A multidisciplinary team comprising the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (Saneb), Crime Intelligence Counter Narcotics and Gangs, and Public Order Police (Pops) arrested a 24-year-old suspect on Wednesday 23 October for drug-related charges under the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act.
The arrest followed intelligence received by the Hawks’ Saneb regarding a suspicious-looking NP 300 bakkie with a trailer transporting drugs from Gauteng to Cape Town.
The information was operationalised and on spotting the vehicle on the N2 near Strand, officers stopped and searched it, discovering blocks of compressed cannabis concealed in false compartments within the trailer. The estimated value of the seized drugs exceeds R1 million.
The suspect appeared in the Strand Magistrates’ Court on Friday (25 October).
