Three suspects arrested after R3m drug lab bust in Sandton

A fourth suspect was also arrested after he allegedly attempted to bribe officers to release the three arrested men.


Three suspects have been arrested by the police for operating an illegal drug lab in the quiet suburb of Kelvin in Sandton, reports Sandton Chronicle.

The arrests follow after the crime intelligence unit investigated and raided house number 22 on West Way Road on Wednesday.

The fourth suspect was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning, after he allegedly attempted to bribe officers to release the three arrested men.

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Gauteng MEC for community safety Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane joined the police at the house to see the drug lab.

The drugs are valued at an estimated R3 million.

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