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- Drugs worth 1.5 million rand were seized and two suspects were arrested after KwaZulu-Natal police attacked a drug manufacturing plant in Durban on Friday.
- The suspects, aged 40 and 47, were arrested during a sting operation carried out on Bhoola Road, Effingham Heights, by the Drugs and Firearms Unit.
- The two are expected to appear at the Durban Magistrate‘s Court on Monday.
Drugs worth 1.5 million rand were seized and two suspects were arrested after KwaZulu-Natal police attacked a drug manufacturing plant in Durban on Friday.
The suspects, aged 40 and 47, were captured during a sting operation carried out on Bhoola Road, Effingham Heights, by the Drugs and Firearms Unit.
The two are expected to appear in Durban Magistrates Court on Monday.
Police spokesman Captain Nqobile Gwala said: “The team acted on the basis of information about the drugs being manufactured and a sting operation was launched.
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“We proceeded to said premises, where two occupants were found in the cocaine manufacturing process using powdered cocaine with different additives.”
Gwala added that a new search at the site led to the recovery of 85 units of rock cocaine, 3.7 kg of powdered cocaine, 15 bottles of spices containing rock cocaine and five boxes of sodium bicarbonate.
Police also seized R94 160 in cash suspected of drug proceeds.
The value of the recovered drugs was 1.5 million rand, Gwala said.
“This arrest and recovery is evidence that our operations are still ongoing. We will ensure that we deal decisively with drug traffickers in our province by placing them behind bars.
“Drug use will not be tolerated in our province,” said KwaZulu-Natal Acting Police Commissioner Major General Thulani Gonya.
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