The four were nabbed on Friday after an intelligence-driven operation involving the Hawks' South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB), Crime Intelligence Counter Narcotics and the Gauteng K9 Unit.
JOHANNESBURG - Four suspects between the ages of 35 and 58 have been arrested after their Soweto-based drug lab was bust by police.
The team searched the house and found a clandestine laboratory suspected of being used to produce mandrax. The drug lab was allegedly in operation when authorities pounced."This is a significant seizure that has potentially prevented kilograms of mandrax worth millions of rands hitting the streets.
The four will appear at the Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 4 March on charges of manufacturing and dealing in drugs. #sapsHAWKS Four suspects arrested during a drug lab raid in Soweto. Intel driven opt led multi-disciplinary team to a house suspected of being used to produce mandrax. Large amount of mandrax tablets, chemicals & equipment seized, #DrugsOffThe Street SWhttps://t.co/TCjJ5VTPpd pic.twitter.com/S6KUGRxapb
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