Police say a multi‑disciplinary team and intelligence‑led operations have led to arrests after several murdered women were found in Ekurhuleni.
Fiji police are investigating after 39 cocaine parcels seized in 2019 were found missing from a High Court evidence vault and others tested negative, replaced with...
Police in Kimberley seized dagga with an estimated street value of R87 120, ammunition and a Ford Figo during stop-and-search operations; four suspects were arrested.
Experts warn fragmented enforcement and intelligence gaps are enabling organised crime and possible local drug production, with OR Tambo recording major seizures in 2026.
Operation Shanela (7–13 Sept) led to major drug seizures and 18,488 arrests. Key hauls included an Erasmia Mandrax lab (R110m) and large Mandrax and cocaine busts.
Gauteng Education investigates a suspected new drug called 'oil spice' after residue found near Sedibeng schools; SAPS has taken samples for testing.
Two foreign nationals were arrested after police discovered a clandestine, multimillion-rand mandrax laboratory in Erasmia. The lab allegedly produced 800,000 tablets a day.
Search-and-seizure operations at six Gauteng schools recovered 123 prohibited items, including 43 disposable vapes and 30 oil spice samples, the education MEC said.
A Johannesburg mother and three others received fully suspended sentences after a 4-year-old was filmed smoking a Mandrax-laced pipe; the child was placed in a secure...
Police-led searches at 17 Gauteng schools uncovered nyaope, abortion pills and large quantities of dagga as department steps up safety operations.