Police confiscated Mandrax tablets — worth about R60-million on the street — in a cargo depot at City Deep in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Senior Superintendent Mary Martins-Engelbrecht said the crime intelligence unit, the organised crime unit, the South African Revenue Service, customs, and the police dog unit resulted in the confiscation of the Mandrax tablets early on Wednesday morning.
”The team followed up on information regarding a shipment from China via the Durban harbour to Johannesburg,” said Martins-Engelbrecht.
”The Mandrax tablets were found in a container that contained wooden doors. Upon investigations the police dogs reacted positively to drugs. They were found stashed inside the doors.”
Martins-Engelbrecht said the bust was a huge blow to the Mandrax industry, adding that the cooperation between the various departments played a huge role in the successful confiscation of the drugs.
”Police expect to make arrests soon. We suspect it’s an international drug syndicate that’s involved,” she said. — Sapa