A consignment of drugs confiscated from a lab in Phoenix, north of Durban, went missing in transit to the police station.
According to a community crime group on Facebook, Phoenix Crime Watch, the consignment was worth millions of rands.
"Equipment confiscated proves that there was a lab producing the drugs," the group posted on April 23.The group said:"Now someone has stolen them in transit on its way to the police station." KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala confirmed on Tuesday that the drugs were missing but did not provide details.
"A case of defeating the ends of justice is being investigated by Phoenix Saps. The circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated," she said.
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