A Department of Correctional Services employee and her daughter are among four people who were arrested in a R1.2-million drug bust in the Western Cape.
The arrests happened on Tuesday morning when traffic officers stopped a Mazda sedan on the N7 between Vanrhynsdorp and Klawer.
During a search of the vehicle, police found mandrax tablets valued at R51 600. They arrested two men, aged 21 and 33, said Western Cape police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut. "This arrest and the subsequent investigation led various SAPS units and Provincial Traffic to an address in Vanrhynsdorp where a 41-year-old female and her 20-year-old daughter were arrested with mandrax tablets and tik valued at more than R1.2 million, and cash to the value of R17 800, believed to be the proceeds of drug trafficking," said Traut.Western Cape police have arrested four people in connection with a drug bust valued at more than R1.3 million.
The four suspects face charges of dealing in drugs and are expected to appear in the Vanrhynsdorp Magistrate's Court on Thursday. Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile expressed thanked the arresting officers, and in particular the members of Provincial Traffic,"whose actions sparked the seizure of such a large quantity of drugs in the rural outskirts of the province". In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features.
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