- Drugs worth more than R1.5 million have been confiscated in Durban.
- The drugs were found in a parked car, and no arrests were made.
- Police also confiscated several firearms and more than 100 rounds of ammunition.
Drugs with a street value of more than R1.5 million have been seized in a Durban bust. Police also confiscated several firearms and more than 100 rounds of ammunition.
On Tuesday, Hawks officers followed up on a tip-off about a car containing drugs and firearms in Berea Centre, said Hawks spokesperson, Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo.
The vehicle was parked on the side of the road, with no one inside.
"A search was conducted, and police found two bags containing 30 000 mandrax tablets with a street value of approximately R1.5 million. Six firearms, one stun grenade, and 106 rounds of ammunition were also found in the vehicle," said Mhlongo.
The seized firearms will be sent for ballistic testing to ascertain if they had been used in any crimes.
"No arrest has been made at this stage, and the investigation continues," said Mhlongo.
#sapsHAWKS Yesterday, the Hawks members from Durban and Gauteng Serious Organised Crime Investigation working together with Explosives Unit seized 30 000 mandrax tablets as well as firearms at Berea Centre, Durban. #DrugsOffTheStreets #GunsOffTheStreets MEhttps://t.co/SJX1Y1vVuX pic.twitter.com/rtt7op4rgj
— SA Police Service ???? (@SAPoliceService) May 25, 2022
Last year, police made a bust of similar proportions in Beaufort West in the Western Cape when a consignment of about 270 000 mandrax tablets was intercepted. The drugs were bound for Cape Town, from Gauteng.
News24 previously reported that police believed the intelligence-driven operation was considered large enough to break the back of an interprovincial drug syndicate, which had been supplying mandrax to dealers in the Western Cape.
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