On Friday night, narcotics estimated to be worth R4.9 million were confiscated from a vehicle in the area of Strand.
The confiscation came about after the interception and search of a motor vehicle on the N2, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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According to the Western Cape Hawks, two suspects, a 21-year-old and a 38-year-old, were arrested as a result of the interception.
The provincial narcotics enforcement bureau team and the Crime Intelligence’s counter narcotics team intercepted the vehicle on the N2.
The vehicle is alleged to have driven from Gauteng to Cape Town.
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The team received a tip-off regarding the vehicle and the contraband it was alleged to be transporting.
Upon searching the vehicle, the Hawks team found 71 000 mandrax tablets divided into 71 packets, 14kg in 14 bricks of cocaine and an unknown amount of cash.
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The two suspects have since been arrested and charged with dealing drugs.
The pair is set to appear before the Magistrate Court in Strand this coming Monday, reports News24.
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