2 492 capsules of heroin and 320 mandrax tablets seized by police in Margate and Port Shepstone
Two men were arrested, and guns and ammunition were also found.
Drugs with a street value of R106 000 were confiscated by police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit during an operation in Margate and Port Shepstone on Wednesday this week.
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The team went to Margate where a 32-year-old man was found in possession of 400 capsules of heroin and 20 tablets of mandrax.
The suspect was arrested.
The team then went to Murchison where a 30-year-old man was found in possession of 2 092 capsules of heroin and 300 tablets of mandrax.
A search also revealed the suspect was in possession of two unlicensed pistols with 241 rounds of ammunition.
He was placed under arrest and it was later established that he had previously been arrested for possession of dagga, robbery, attempted murder and assault.
The investigation revealed that the firearms were stolen in Margate in 2009 and 2016. The estimated street value of the recovered drugs is R106 000.
The suspects appeared in the Port Shepstone Magistrate’s Court yesterday (Thursday, August 27)..
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula commended the team for the recovery of the drugs and firearms.
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