Cops destroys drugs worth R90m in Cape Town
The South African Police Service destroyed drugs worth some R90 million in Cape Town on Thursday morning.
Police seized the drugs during anti-crime operations in the Western and Eastern Cape.
It includes tik, cocaine and mandrax.
“This is the fourth drug destruction process in this financial year,” said national police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe.
“The most recent drug destruction took place in Gauteng in October 2023, where R800 million worth of drugs were destroyed. In this financial year alone, close to a billion rand worth of drugs have been destroyed.
“In the 2022/2023 financial year, six tons of drugs to the value of R2 billion were destroyed.”
Mathe said during the past three months, police have seized cocaine worth R 200 million in various drug busts at the country’s ports of entry.
"The first two consignments of cocaine were seized at the Durban harbour in October, and the other major bust worth R65 million was detected in November at the Gqeberha seaport.”
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