A suspected drug trafficker was today, 12 November 2023 arrested on N2 near Strand heading towards Cape Town after being found in possession of drugs worth R2.7 million.
The 34-year-old suspect was nabbed following a multidisciplinary operation led by the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau team based in Bellville together with Western Cape Crime Intelligence’s Counter Narcotics and Gangs.
The team acted on information of a suspect who was travelling from Eastern Cape to Cape Town with a truck loaded with mandrax tablets.
The Hawks’ team spotted the vehicle matching the description and it was stopped and searched.
Upon conducting the search, 61 00mandrax tablets were found hidden in a false compartment inside the truck.
The suspect was immediately arrested and the drugs were seized for further investigation.
The suspect will appear in the Strand Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 14 November 2023 facing a charge of dealing in drugs.