A 38-year-old man was arrested with 1 346 Mandrax tablets valued over R53 000 during a roadblock on the N8 road.
A case of possession of drugs with a street value of R 53 840 was opened against a 38-year-old suspect. Photo: Supplied

Passenger busted with more than a thousand Mandrax tablets

A 38-year-old man was arrested with 1 346 Mandrax tablets valued over R53 000 during a roadblock on the N8 road.
A case of possession of drugs with a street value of R 53 840 was opened against a 38-year-old suspect. Photo: Supplied

SELOSESHA – A man (38) was arrested with Mandrax tablets worth more than R53 000 during a roadblock operation on the N8 road near Serwalo in Selosesha.

On Thursday, 28 August, at about 10:00, a team of dedicated members of the Selosesha Crime Prevention unit, Public Order Police (POP), Boithuso Police Station as well as the Thaba Nchu Police Station were manning a roadblock on the N8. They stopped and searched a white Iveco taxi. During the search, police found a male passenger in possession of 1 346 Mandrax tablets.

A case of possession of drugs was opened.

The white taxi was travelling from Thaba Nchu to Botshabelo. Investigations are underway.

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