On 2 March 2021 at about 08:15 members of Welkom Flying Squad received information about a driver who was transporting drugs. This information was followed up until on the R730 road next to Willow Valley Welkom, where a white Uno was stopped.
Members requested to search the vehicle and whilst they were busy, a black bag containing tablets suspected to be Mandrax drugs was found.
The drugs were found to be 1497 with a street value of R119 760.
The 28-year-old suspect from Bronville was arrested for dealing with drugs and will appear in Welkom Magistrate court soon.