Police seize drugs worth R12m in Gauteng

Police seize drugs worth R12m in Gauteng

Drugs with a street value of some R12 million were seized during a stop-and-search operation along the N12 in Springs on Wednesday. 

Police seize drugs worth R12m in Springs
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A 37-year-old suspect was also arrested.


Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says several elite crime-fighting units were involved in the operation.


"The team had been following intelligence led information that the suspect had been travelling from Mozambique in a white Ford Ranger stashed with heroin and methamphetamine.


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"At about 14:30, the team spotted the vehicle and stopped it along the route. Upon conducting a stop and search operation with the assistance of the K9 Narcotics dogs, drugs sealed in plastic containers were discovered hidden in a compartment in the vehicle.


"The suspect was immediately apprehended and the drugs and vehicle utilised seized."


The man is set to appear in the Springs Magistrate's Court on Thursday. 


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