Suspect arrested for possession of mandrax tablets worth R230k

A 51-year-old suspect will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court on Thursday after the foreign national was caught with 4 600 mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R230 000.

COURTESY: SAPS


In a statement, police said they received information on Tuesday about a vehicle distributing drugs in Site B, Khayelitsha.

‘’At approximately 13:30, they spotted the vehicle in Buyani Getrude Shope Street. The vehicle was stopped and searched and on the floor of the front passenger side, a bag with mandrax tablets was found. Further investigations led the members to the suspect’s residence in Tennyson Street, Mandalay, where they discovered a shopping bag with mandrax tablets stored inside a fridge in a garage. The 51-year-old suspect was subsequently arrested for dealing in drugs,’’ said Anelisiwe Manyana, Western Cape police spokesperson.

 

Done By: Bush Radio News

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