WESTERN CAPE – Efforts to rid the community of drugs yielded good results when the team comprising of the Hawks’ Crimes Against the State(CATS) and South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau(SANEB), Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit(AGU), K9 Unit and Local Criminal Record Centre(LCRC) arrested a 45 year-old suspect for dealing in drugs on 09 June 2026.
CATS members received information about illegal activities in a certain address in Delft. Operationalizing the information, the team pounced and searched the premises in presence of the suspect.
In one of the rooms, a brown crossbody bag was found containing 7000 full mandrax tablets. Upon further search, cocaine and crystal methamphetamine(tik) were also discovered. The estimated value of the drugs is R1,5 million.
The suspect will make his first appearance at the Bellville Magistrates Court on 11 June 2026.
