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  • FILE: Police arrested a man in Mitchells Plain after they found 800 packets of tik valued at R128,000. Picture:stock.xchng

    CT man arrested for tik possession expected in court

    The suspect was arrested in Mitchells Plain with tik valued at over R100,000.

    2235 days ago
  • OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: Supplied.

    Yet another major drug bust at OR Tambo Airport

    A woman was allegedly trying to smuggle R1 million worth of tik through the airport.

    2255 days ago
  • FILE. The police's Vishnu Naidoo says they are still busy with investigations. Picture: Saps.

    Woman caught with R10m tik at OR Tambo expected in court

    Police discovered R10m worth of crystal meth in the 47-year-old's luggage when she arrived from Ghana.

    2257 days ago
  • FILE: The 26-year-old man will appear in court after he was found in possession of ephedrine worth R1.5 million. Picture: Saps.

    Man expected in court after R1.5m drug bust

    A 26-year-old man who flew in from India was caught with ephedrine worth R1.5m at OR Tambo airport.

    2263 days ago
  • An ariel view of OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: Supplied.

    R1.5m ephedrine bust at OR Tambo Airport

    A man who flew from India was searched upon arrival & officers found 20kg of the substance.

    2264 days ago
  • FILE: Police say the man was cornered by officials earlier this week, as he was about to board a flight to Zurich. Picture: Saps.

    Man (50) arrested at OR Tambo for possession of drugs

    Police say the man was cornered by officials earlier this week, as he was about to board a flight to Zurich.

    2301 days ago
  • Heroine. Picture: sxc.hu.

    Drugs worth R1.2m seized in JHB & KZN

    Sniffer dogs intercepted two consignments destined for Budapest & Amsterdam.

    2306 days ago
  • An ariel view of OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: Supplied.

    Man arrested following R12m drug bust at OR Tambo

    When the man was asked to put his luggage through the scanner, it revealed plastic bags containing ephedrine.

    2314 days ago
  • Police swooped on a dagga plantation with an estimated street value of R1,7 million in Philippi. Picture: @SAPoliceService via Twitter.

    5 in court over R1,7M dagga plantation in CT

    A tip-off from the community led to the discovery of the plantation yesterday morning.

    2324 days ago
  • The liquid was removed, tested and found to be cocaine. Picture:

    Sars seizes R2m worth of liquid cocaine at OR Tambo International Airport

    The drugs, discovered in wine bottles wrapped in Christmas paper, were en route to London.

    2353 days ago
  • A mandrax drug lab was found on the property, but the value of drugs in the house has not yet been confirmed. Picture: Supplied.

    Three arrested in JHB drug lab bust

    Police found a mandrax drug lab at a house in Zakariyya Park after receiving a tip-off.

    2368 days ago
  • FILE: Sars customs officials confiscated the dagga and heroin worth more than R3 million. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Sars officials confiscate dagga, heroin worth over R3m

    Half a ton of dagga was found hidden in a truck to Namibia at the Nakop Border Post worth R2,8 million.

    2401 days ago
  • FILE: Sniffer dogs were used to search a vehicle on the property. Picture: Picture: Saps.

    Nearly R2 million drugs bust in Gugulethu

    Police raided the pair’s home in Gugulethu after receiving information about the alleged drug dealing.

    2407 days ago
  • The crystal meth found on a passenger travelling from Dar es Salaam, at the OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday 11 October. Picture: Sars

    Sars recovers R16m worth of crystal meth

    The drugs were recovered in two separate busts this week.

    2416 days ago
  • A former policeman has been arrested for manufacturing oil which is considered to be a high value drug. Picture: Freeimages.com

    200 nabbed in nationwide drug sting

    A former policeman was arrested in KZN for running a hydroponic cannabis oil laboratory on his property.

    2425 days ago
  • FILE. A 20-year-old man was arrested for the possession of heroin worth an estimated R175, 000 & ammunition. Picture: sxc.hu

    Community tip-off led to heroin bust in Hanover Park

    A man was arrested on Monday with heroin estimated to be worth R175k.

    2439 days ago
  • FILE: The value of the drugs is still not known. Picture: Supplied.

    Hawks bust drug lab in Sandhurst

    Thousands of mandrax tablets & powders have been discovered in a drug lab in Sandhurst.

    2443 days ago
  • Plastic drums containing tik and khat chemicals. Picture: SAPS.

    Suspects arrested with R2 million worth of drugs in Bloem

    Free State police have recovered R2 million worth of tik and khat.

    2454 days ago
  • FILE: This week officials also managed to seize drugs and counterfeit clothes worth about R26 million. Picture: theaac.co.za.

    Sars makes one of its biggest drug busts to date

    Authorities found baggage with 125 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine worth almost R38 million.

    2467 days ago
  • Marijuana plants found in a drug lab in an upmarket area of Durbanville, Cape Town. Picture: Western Cape SAPS

    Cops make major drug bust in Durbanville

    Police responded to a tip-off in an upmarket area of Durbanville, Cape Town, where they found a full scale drug laboratory.

    2473 days ago
  • A man has been arrested and drugs worth about R4 million have been seized in Ottery. Picture: Saps.

    R4m drugs bust in Ottery

    Police say a variety of narcotics including mandrax and cocaine were found.

    2480 days ago
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