Suspect arrested with steroids worth R300K, Secunda

South African Police Service

Suspect arrested with steroids worth R300K, Secunda
Suspect arrested with steroids worth R300K, Secunda

A 28-year-old suspect is expected to appear before the Secunda Magistrate Court today, after he was arrested by the Hawks Vereeniging and the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation Mpumalanga, based in Secunda on Thursday, 10 March 2022, for Contravention of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101/1965.

Information was received about a person who is selling medicine from his shop.

A Project Disprin was registered and the matter was investigated.

During Investigation it was established that the suspect does not have valid documents to possess the said medicine.

The court was consulted and a search warrant was authorised and executed at the said address. Upon the search, numerous steroids to the value of R300 000.00 were found and confiscated.

The suspect was immediately arrested, charged and detained pending his first court appearance on Friday.

Investigation continues.

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