Cape Town – Police are reportedly hot on the heels of suspected drug dealers who abandoned drugs valued at R2 million as the police raided a block of flats in the Durban CBD on Tuesday.
Police said that the raided flat was believed to have been a drug storage facility.
During the raid police confiscated drugs, including 5 700 ecstasy tablets, suspected cocaine and crystal meth and mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R2 million, police said.
#sapsKZN Prov Drug and Firearm Task Team operationalised intell and raided a storage facility at a block of flats in Durban CBD last night. 5 700 Ecstasy tablets, suspected cocaine, crystal meth & mandrax tablets with an estimated str value of R2 MIL seized. Suspect(s) sought. ME pic.twitter.com/8cCQk69bJb
— SA Police Service ?? (@SAPoliceService) February 8, 2023
According to IOL, KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said: “Although no one was found in the premises during the raid, police are hot on the heels of identified suspects.”
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe