Million rand drug bust made in uMhlanga
The major drug bust is one of the biggest in the area.
SIX men were arrested by the Hawks and the Organised Crime Unit in uMhlanga on Saturday for being in possession of an estimated R1.2-million worth of drugs. It is alleged police found mandrax, heroin and ecstasy which were packaged in various containers in a flat on Equinox Drive.
Hawks spokesman, Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said the suspects are due to appear in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
“Hawks members received information about drug dealing activities in one of the flats near Gateway in uMhlanga. An intelligence driven operation was conducted and the six suspects were caught red handed packaging heroin capsules. They were subsequently arrested and charged for dealing in drugs. Members seized 2.5 kilograms of heroin powder, 10 000 heroin capsules, 4 000 mandrax tablets and 1 000 ecstasy tablets to the street value of approximately R1.2 million. The equipment used was also confiscated,” Mhlongo said.
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This is one of the largest drug arrests in the area since 2013, when police found 100 000 mandrax tablets in a Chartwell Drive home as well as sugars (a heroin derivative in which heroin is mixed with small amounts of cocaine) and heroin to the value of R5-million.
In another intelligence driven operation in the north, three people were arrested for possession of drugs on Friday in Phoenix. Police recovered a total of 152 capsules of heroine to the street value of R3 500.
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