NORTHERN CAPE – The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation in Upington arrested a 30-year-old suspect for allegedly dealing in drugs earlier on Tuesday morning.
The team received information regarding drugs being transported from Johannesburg to Upington on a passenger bus.
A disruptive operation was immediately launched and members intercepted the bus. During the search, mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R221 700 were confiscated.
The suspect is expected to appear in the Upington Magistrate court on Wednesday, 21 October 2020.
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