Two Suspects Nabbed For Drugs Worth R4-million In Cape Town

Police have arrested two suspects and confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R4 million at a house in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats in Cape Town.

Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says officers received a tip-off about a premises where the drugs were being stored.

Swartbooi says police discovered the drugs in a hidden compartment of a vehicle that was parked on the premises.

He says, "Armed with the information that the identified address is a strong hold of one of the major gangs in Cape Town, they operationalised the information at their disposal. They pounced on the address in Volvo Street, brought all the occupants under control and searched the premises."

"Their attention was drawn to a Hyundai LDV parked on the premises. Upon inspecting the vehicle, they found a false compartment, opened the compartment by force and found 80 000 mandrax tablets hidden inside the compartment. They detained a male aged 26 and a female aged 33 for dealing in drugs," Swartbooi adds.