Hawks secure court order for vehicle used to ferry R6m drugs
Hawks spokesperson Siyabulela Vukubi said the Hyundai H1 which was estimated to be valued at R138 600.00 was seized as it was used as an instrumentality.
'This was after members of the Hawks' South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau(SANEB) acted on intelligence received on 23 August 2024, regarding a Hyundai H1 that was transporting drugs from Gauteng to Cape Town. The vehicle was spotted on the N2 near Strand towards Cape Town. Upon search, 71 000 mandrax tablets and 14 bricks of cocaine weighing 14kg were found concealed in panels of the vehicle,' he said.
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