Five held and guns seized after drug busts
Five suspects have been arrested for the alleged manufacture of mandrax in two separate drug busts in different provinces days apart.
In South Africa, five individuals have been apprehended following two recent drug busts in separate provinces, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS). Four suspects are anticipated to face the Brits Magistrate’s Court following the discovery of a mandrax drug lab in Hartbeespoortdam on Tuesday. Colonel Adéle Myburgh, a spokesperson for the SAPS, revealed that the operation in Scheerpoort, near Hartbeespoortdam, resulted in the seizure of four firearms, including a rifle and three handguns.
The suspects, comprising a 39-year-old Zimbabwean male and three females aged between 23 and 29 years, were charged with possession of unlicensed firearms, ammunition, and drug manufacturing and dealing.
On the weekend, the Tshwane Metro Police (TMPD) drug unit made an arrest of a 44-year-old female suspect for possession and dealing of drugs. The arrest stemmed from an anonymous tip-off about a suspicious package received by the female in Bosman. Upon inspection, officers found more than 100 tablets of Mandrax, leading to her detention and a subsequent court appearance.
Over the preceding week, Operation Shanela saw 2,506 arrests for alleged drug possession and 219 suspects charged with drug dealing, as reported by Colonel Amanda van Wyk, the SAPS spokesperson. Van Wyk added that the operation resulted in the seizure of 110 unlicensed firearms and 59 stolen or hijacked vehicles nationwide.
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