Man granted R50k bail for R2m worth of mandrax

A 33-year-old man was granted R50 000 bail with stringent conditions after he was caught worth about R2 million’s worth of mandrax tablets on 19 April 2024.

COURTESY: Hawks 

Steven Mkhabela appeared for the second time at the Strand Magistrate court on Monday. At the time of the incident, Mkhabela was traveling on the N2 near Sir Lowry's Pass, heading to Cape Town from Eastern Cape.

Hawks spokesperson in the Western Cape, Zinzi Hani, said they received a tipoff by members of the Hawks South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) and Crime Intelligence's Counter Narcotics and Gangs in the Western Cape regarding a vehicle transporting drugs from Eastern Cape to Cape Town.

‘’The vehicle was spotted, thereafter stopped and searched.  On closer inspection, 50 packets (50 000) of mandrax were found in a false compartment in the back of the vehicle. The driver was immediately arrested,’’ said Hani at the time.

Mkhabela will reappear in court on 15 July 2024 for further investigation. He face a charge of dealing in drugs.

 

Done By: Esobusi Mkangelwa