Morgan van de Rede20 May 2025 | 12:15

Delft man caught with mandrax tablets worth over R105k due in court

While patrolling the Delft area on Monday, police nabbed a man carrying a plastic bag with 2,000 mandrax tablets.

Delft man caught with mandrax tablets worth over R105k due in court

Picture: Rejoice Ndlovu/Eyewitness News

CAPE TOWN - A man is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrates Court on Tuesday after being arrested for drug possession.

While patrolling the Delft area on Monday, police spotted a man carrying a plastic bag. 

They searched the bag and found more than 2,000 mandrax tablets. 

Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said the suspect was leaving a premises in Voorbrug when he was stopped and searched.

“Driven by pure instinct, they stopped and searched the man and found mandrax tablets inside the bag. They arrested the 39-year-old man and seized 2,108 mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R105,400."