WATCH: Two foreign nationals arrested in multimillion-rand mandrax lab bust in Erasmia
Mosikili said the operation uncovered a sophisticated manufacturing operation allegedly producing about 800 000 Mandrax tablets a day.
On Wednesday, law enforcement officials in Pretoria, South Africa, discovered another drug lab in Erasmia. The Hawks’ South African Narcotics Bureau, with the assistance of the Crime Intelligence Head Office, arrested two foreign nationals during their operation. The South African Police Service reported that the lab was a clandestine Mandrax manufacturing site, valued at millions of rand.
Deputy National Commissioner for Policing Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili stated that the operation had uncovered a highly sophisticated manufacturing facility, allegedly producing around 800,000 Mandrax tablets daily. He emphasized that the police were targeting the source, manufacturing facilities, transportation routes, and distribution networks of the drug trade.
Mosikili warned that the Saps will pursue anyone involved in illicit drug activities, including manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and financing. This is not the Saps' first drug lab bust; last month, five suspects were arrested for operating a multimillion-rand crystal methamphetamine manufacturing operation in Musina, Limpopo.
The Saps have shut down three clandestine drug laboratories in Limpopo recently, all as a result of intelligence-driven operations.
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