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FILE: Mandrax tablets. Picture: SAPS/Twitter

Mandrax

6 Gauteng SAPS officers arrested for dealing in dagga, drugs

By Veronica Mokhoali

The law enforcement officials were arrested in Vereeniging during an operation to eradicate crime in the Sedibeng District.

  • FILE: Mandrax tablets. Picture: Supplied.

    Eastern Cape police arrest man found with mandrax tablets worth R40,000

    The suspect was travelling in a taxi from Bloemfontein and upon searching the vehicle, officers found mandrax tablets.

    182 days ago
  • FILE: Mandrax tablets. Picture: SAPoliceService/Facebook

    CT cops confiscate drugs worth R80k in Delft, Somerset West

    Members of the Anti-Gang Unit found 900 mandrax tablets at a house on Saturday night in Delft and arrested a 36-year-old man.

    202 days ago
  • Some of the mandrax seized by police in Grabouw and Heidelberg in the Western Cape. The drug shipments totalling R4.3 million were bound for Cape Town. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Police seize Cape Town-bound mandrax shipments worth R4.3m

    Police and the Hawks responded to information and pulled over two vehicles along the N2 highway.

    225 days ago
  • Some of the drugs confiscated by Worcester police during vehicle searches on the N1 on 14 November 2021. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    WC police deal illicit drug trade big blow with major weekend seizures

    In the biggest single bust of the weekend, police officers conducting an operation along the N1 highway pulled over a truck in Worcester. Upon searching the cargo section, officers discovered a sizeable consignment of tik worth more than R4 million.

    270 days ago
  • Worcester cops recovered drugs with an estimated street value of R4.5 million during a stop and search on 14 November 2021 on the N1 highway. Two suspects, aged 25 and 54, were arrested for dealing in drugs. Picture: SA Police Service/Twitter

    WC cops make several drug busts over the weekend

    Members of the police's K9 Unit conducted a routine inspection along the N1 Highway on Sunday when they pulled over a bus en route from Joburg to Cape Town.

    270 days ago
  • Authorities pulled over a truck and found 26 boxes containing the drug khat and two boxes carrying 15,000 mandrax tablets. Picture: SA Police Service/Twitter

    WC police confiscate drugs worth R2m in Beaufort West, Laingsburg

    On Tuesday, a man was apprehended during an operation by police and traffic officials near Beaufort West.

    311 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS.

    Parklands man arrested by Hawks for being in possession of drugs worth R3m

    The 52-year-old was apprehended earlier on Friday when authorities executed a search warrant at a house.

    316 days ago
  • Some of the drugs seized from a lawyer at the Bellville Magistrates Court on 22 September 2021. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Lawyer arrested at Bellville court for being in possession of drugs

    Western Cape police colonel Andre Traut on Wednesday said 200 mandrax tablets and tik were confiscated after the lawyer was searched by a court orderly.

    325 days ago
  • Mandrax tablets with a street value of R750 000 and other drugs, two firearms with ammunition and bank cards were confiscated. in Gugulethu on 2 September 2021 Picture: SA Police Service/Twitter

    Gugulethu duo arrested for being in possession of drugs worth R1m

    The intelligence driven operation took place in NY-155.

    345 days ago
  • File: A 60-year-old suspect was caught with over 1 000 Mandrax tablets in his possession. Picture: SAPS.

    60-year-old man caught with Mandrax tablets worth R50,000

    The Police's Chris Spies said the vehicle was travelling from Cape Town and Oudtshoorn where the drugs were destined for distribution.

    391 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: SAPS.

    Cops discover 300 mandrax tablets hidden in a downpipe in Bellville

    The drugs were valued at over R12,000.

    422 days ago
  • On Wednesday, 05 May 2021, police from National Intervention Unit pounced on two storage facilities in Westlake and Noordhoek in Cape Town where they seized 30 000 mandrax tablets and 0,435 kg of crystal meth. Picture: Twitter/SAPoliceService

    Western Cape police seize drugs worth R13 mn

    Heroin, crystal meth, and cocaine worth R5.4 million were confiscated in Vredendal earlier this week.

    461 days ago
  • Some of the drugs seized by Cape Town police in raids on 4 May 2021. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Police raids in CT net drugs worth more than R2m

    Officers raided a storage facility in the Westlake area in Cape Town on Tuesday, where they seized mandrax and tik. Detectives then proceeded to another storage site in Noordhoek, where more than 17,000 mandrax tablets were found, along with a haul of tik.

    465 days ago
  • FILE: Mandrax tablets. Picture: SAPoliceService/Facebook

    Duo nabbed in Van Rhynsdorp for transporting over 1,000 mandrax tablets

    The incident occurred on Friday night when authorities responded to a tip-off.

    475 days ago
  • Police seized mandrax valued at nearly R3 million during an operation in Ravensmead on 11 April 2021. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Suspect due in CT court for possession of mandrax worth R3m

    The 29-year-old man will face charges of dealing in drugs.

    488 days ago
  • FILE: Mandrax tablets. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Jerome Booysen played lead role in WC mandrax syndicate, says State

    Booysen, along with five others, handed themselves over to authorities on Thursday and were then arrested following an intelligence-driven operation on suspicion of drug dealing and drug trafficking.

    540 days ago
  • FILE: Confiscated Mandrax tablets. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Alleged Cape drug kingpin Jerome Booysen arrested over Mandrax syndicate

    The Hawks said Jerome Booysen and his co-accused were apprehended after handing themselves over to the authorities.

    541 days ago
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    Hawks nab man with drugs valued at R132k in George

    The Hawks along with the K9 Unit reacted to information they received about a bakkie travelling from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town carrying mandrax tablets.

    554 days ago
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