drugs

Two suspects face charges after allegedly drugging and assaulting a professional woman in Johannesburg, as social media amplifies calls for justice. The victim, a geologist working in Rosebank, reported abuse by Diepkloof Police Station officers during a 2 a.m. encounter on January 20, according to a witness who observed visible injuries. Medical staff found her […]

South African police have arrested an undocumented Mexican national allegedly running a R100 million crystal meth laboratory in Pretoria’s upmarket Rietfontein suburb. The 39-year-old suspect was detained on Wednesday following weeks of police surveillance. Officers discovered a sophisticated drug manufacturing operation during the raid. “Our multi-disciplinary team executed a search and seizure warrant,” police spokesperson […]

ZIMBABWE | Airport Aviation Security Officers at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare apprehended a man attempting to leave the country for India with over 7 kilograms of heroin. In a statement released on X, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) reported, “On 23 October 2022, Gowda Nabin Chandra was intercepted by Airport […]

SOUTH AFRICA | KwaZulu-Natal’s crime-fighting units have intercepted bags of drugs aboard a ship traveling from Colombia to South Africa. Lieutenant Colonel Simphiwe Mhlongo, spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (commonly known as the Hawks) in KwaZulu-Natal, disclosed that a collaborative effort involving various law enforcement agencies led to the seizure of blocks […]