Police uncover clandestine drug manufacturing laboratory in Soweto, suspect arrested

Police discovered a drug laboratory in Soweto today as the fight against drug and substance abuse is continuing.

Police officers attached to the Soweto Crime Intelligence Unit operationalized information about a house in Naledi being used as a clandestine drug manufacturing laboratory.

Inside the premises, police found two shacks, of which in one of the shacks, police found equipment, suspected to be used for manufacturing mandrax tablets. Various drug manufacturing equipment including an industrial machine as well as buckets containing ingredients used in the manufacturing process was recovered.

The street value of the final product is yet to be determined. Police arrested one suspect as the investigation is continuing.

The Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela applauded the Crime Intelligence Team for the good work, as police have intensified the fight against drugs and substance abuse. “The fight against the scourge of drugs and substance abuse remains one of the priorities for the police in Gauteng. I appreciate the vigilance displayed by police that led to the recovery and the subsequent closing down of the place that is manufacturing drugs in Soweto. We believe that there are more people involved in this drug lab and we will ensure that they are also hunted down and brought to book” said Lieutenant General Mawela.