CAPE TOWN: The Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) team has launched an investigation after a clandestine laboratory was dismantled and a 42-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with contravening the Medicines and Related Substances Act on Friday, 16 October.

Provincial Hawks spokesperson Lt-Col Siyabulela Vukubi said an intelligence-driven operation was conducted by the Hawks together with the Police Flying Squad, which led to the discovery of a clandestine laboratory in Rondebosch.

Manufacturing equipment and Med-Lemon sachets seized

“A machine allegedly used to manufacture Med-Lemon and boxes containing Med-Lemon sachets were discovered. The value of the Med-Lemon is unknown,” said Vukubi.

He said the suspect is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday 19 October.

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