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.
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.
A Hawks K9 led officers to the recovery of mandrax to the value of R2.1 million in a silver Audi at a vehicle checkpoint on the...
Officials at the East London Management Area in the Eastern Cape intercepted a stash of prohibited drugs during a routine pre-work inspection, the Department of Correctional...
A routine stop in Delft turned into something far bigger on Monday afternoon, ending with a major mandrax seizure in Bellville and the arrest of a...