Western Cape police confiscate drugs worth R2 million in Beaufort West & Laingsburg
Two drug busts in Beaufort West and Laingsburg this week have resulted in the confiscation of drugs worth more than R2 million.
On Tuesday, a man was apprehended during an operation by police and traffic officials near Beaufort West.
Authorities pulled over a truck and found 26 boxes containing the drug khat and two boxes carrying 15,000 mandrax tablets.
#sapsWC Rural #FlyingSquad and counterparts clamps down on drugs worth more than R2 MIL on major Central Karoo routes. 3 Suspects arrested in separate incidents in Beaufort-West and Laingsburg. Mandrax tablets, dagga and Khat seized. #DrugsOffTheStreets MEhttps://t.co/zx3BsaTAIU pic.twitter.com/FssxjmhILs
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) October 6, 2021
The police’s Malcolm Poje said that this find was estimated to be worth more than R1.2 million.
“The 38-year-old Zambian national that was arrested in connection with the bust has made a court appearance in the Beaufort West Magistrates Court for the illegal dealing and possession of drugs.”
Poje said that on Monday, officials also made a breakthrough in a drug case when they pulled over a taxi near Laingsburg.
“Provincial traffic department officials pulled over a vehicle near Laingsburg on the N1. Upon assessment of the vehicle, they found a consignment of dagga to the estimated value of R877,000.”
-EWN
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