Hawks bust Germiston drug lab, seizes drugs totalling R5m
Three alleged drug dealers will remain behind bars following a brief appearance in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
The suspects were arrested by the Hawks in Germiston on Tuesday.
Hawks spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mulamu says the Hawks acted on reports of drug dealing in the Vanderbijlpark area.
“A search and seizure operation was executed where the suspects were pounced on allegedly manufacturing mandrax powder in the premises.
The trio, Lawrence Tumela Mokeona (27), Delligs Sapoenda (23), and Zandiwe Banda (29) were immediately apprehended and charged with illegal dealing in drugs, Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act.”
Electronic gadgets, mandrax powder and drug manufacturing equipment with an estimated value of R5 million were seized for further investigation.
The case has been postponed to Wednesday.
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