Five arrested in R240,000 drug bust at Ravensmead Mall
A swift police operation has led to the seizure of mandrax tablets worth an estimated R240,000 and the arrest of five suspects at a shopping mall in Ravensmead, Western Cape.
The suspects, two women and three men aged between 24 and 32, were arrested on Thursday, 31 July 2025, after law enforcement received a tip-off about a suspicious vehicle.
'Members followed up on information received about a silver VW Polo with drugs in it at a fast food retailer at a shopping mall in Robert Sobukwe Road, Ravensmead,' said police spokesperson Captain Frederick C. van Wyk.
'The members immediately operationalised the information and found the five suspects with 6,000 mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R240,000.'
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