Police confiscate mandrax estimated to R4m in Mitchells Plain

CAPE TOWN - Members of the police's Anti-Gang Unit have confiscated mandrax drugs with an estimated street value of R4 million in Mitchells Plain.

On Tuesday, officers conducted stop-and-search operations when they received a drug-related tip-off in Beacon Valley.

The police's Joseph Swartbooi said: "Armed with the information that the identified address is a stronghold of one of the major gangs in Cape Town, they operationalised the information at their disposal. At about 13:40, they pounced on an address in Volvo Street, brought all the occupants under control and searched the premises."

Swartbooi said their attention was then drawn to a vehicle parked on the premises.

"Upon inspecting the vehicle, they found a false compartment and found 80,000 mandrax tablets hidden inside the compartment. They detained a male aged 26 and a female aged 33 for dealing in drugs."