Friday, July 11, 2008

Four arrested in connection of Mandrax worth R1 milion

By Yamkela Xhaso
11 July


The Police Organised Crime Investigation unit arrested four people yesterday in connection with a mandrax parcel in a courier company in Airport Industria yesterday.

In a continued investigation the police seized a parcel containing 24 000 Mandrax tablets with a value of R 1 million.

The parcel was seized on the 8th of this month the unit continued investigation until they reached a stage when they sent two of their detectives to Johannesburg and other remained here to pursue their investigation.

SAPS spokesperson Elliot Sinyangana said,

“It was an ongoing investigation monitored by their Organised Crime Investigation unit.

“This courier was expected to arrive and we manage to get this parcel of Mandrax in this courier that cannot be named at the moment”
“The first arrest was a 49-year old woman in Sandton, then the second one was a 63-year old man in Roodepoort.
“Here in Cape Town, two brothers with the ages of 20 and 35 years old and they are all going to appear on Monday the 14th of July in the Bishop Lavis magistrate court.

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