Overview
- Members of an Anti‑Economic Crime Task Team carried out an intelligence-led raid at a Langverwacht bed-and-breakfast that led to two arrests on Monday.
- Officers found a large black bag on the back seat of a white VW Polo and recovered 51 bags of Mandrax, five kilograms of methamphetamine and R17,000 in cash, with an estimated street value of R3 million.
- Police charged the 35-year-old man and 29-year-old woman with possession and dealing in drugs and expect them to appear in the Kuilsriver Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
- The search of the vehicle after officers asked the suspect to unlock it highlights the role of targeted vehicle checks in bringing down suspected drug suppliers.
- Separately, detectives are investigating a triple homicide in Khayelitsha where three adults were found shot dead over the weekend and police have increased patrols while the probe continues.