Police destroy over R420 million worth of drugs in Gauteng

Keely Goodall

Keely Goodall

21 August 2025 | 14:38

Police have embarked on an operation to destroy drugs and unregistered medicines.

Police destroy over R420 million worth of drugs in Gauteng

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola on 25 January 2024 destroys drugs worth a total of R90 million in the Western Cape. Picture: @SAPoliceService/X

Police in Gauteng have destroyed more than R420 million worth of drugs and unregistered medicine as part of a recent operation.

Roughly R285 million of these narcotics were seized in KwaZulu-Natal.

This is aimed at cutting the supply of drugs in the country and stopping criminal syndicates in their tracks.

“Today’s operation was quite theatrical.”
- Mongezi Koko, Eyewitness News reporter

RELATED: South Africa's illegal drug market is worth R61 billion - study

The details of the operation are being kept under wraps to protect the location and officials involves.

Over the last three years the South African Police Force has destroyed around R5.3 billion worth of drugs including cocaine, mandrax, and heroin.

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