Police members attached to the Anti-Gang Unit conducted stop and search operations in Mitchells Plain policing precinct on Tuesday 21 January 2025.
The members pursued information about a set off point for drugs located in Beacon Valley. Armed with the information that the identified address is a strong hold of one of the major gangs in Cape Town, members operationalised the information at their disposal. At about 13:40, 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. A male, aged 26 and a female, aged 33, were detained for dealing in drugs.
Once charged the suspects are expected to make their court appearance in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on the mentioned charge.
