PICS | Two Mexicans among five arrested in R600m crystal meth lab bust in Limpopo
Two Mexicans were among five people arrested at a crystal meth lab worth more than half a billion rand on a farm in Musina, Limpopo.
Two Mexicans and three others were arrested during a raid on a crystal meth lab worth over R600 million on a farm in Musina, Limpopo. The bust, conducted by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security, the Hawks, SAPS, the South African Narcotics Bureau, Crime Intelligence, and the Special Task Force, resulted in the seizure of drugs, laboratory equipment, and a significant amount of cash.
The lab, set up for industrial-scale production, was part of a two-month investigation into drug manufacturing on the farm. This is the third such lab dismantled in Limpopo, according to Limpopo Hawks head Major General Gopz Govender. The operation aimed to dismantle the machinery behind the drug trade, and authorities pledged to pursue the money, networks, and all individuals connected to the criminal enterprise.
Limpopo police commissioner Lieutenant General Jan Scheepers emphasized that communities would not be left as markets for syndicates, warning those involved in manufacturing and distributing dangerous substances that law enforcement is closing in on them. The five suspects, who are Mexican, Zimbabwean, and Malawian, are due in Musina Magistrate's Court on Monday and face charges of manufacturing and possessing illicit drugs, with potential additional charges.
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