WATCH: R150-million mandrax bust in Harding
Authorities believe a R150 million mandrax bust in southern KZN is the country's biggest.
Police and the Hawks swooped on a farm in Harding yesterday where they discovered a warehouse-like structure where mandrax tablets were allegedly being manufactured.
A man and a woman were arrested.
Police Minister, Bheki Cele visited the Hawks' base on the south coast where the drugs are being kept.
When reporters arrived, they were taken to the evidence room where the mandrax tablets were being stored. The contraband was stacked in packages to about the height of an average adult. It's believed each tablet would sell for around R60 on the street.
A man and a woman were arrested during a R150 million #mandraxbust in Harding, southern #KZN. Video: @SteveBhengu pic.twitter.com/09yQOW4E5P
— ECR_Newswatch (@ECR_Newswatch) July 26, 2018
The operation has allegedly been running for about two years now. Officers say they've been keeping a close eye on the farm - the only one where no farming activity was taking place.
They understand that drugs are being sold across the country. Officers believe the suspect had run a similar operation on another farm before that one was shut down. More arrests are expected.
