*Brigadier Selvy Mohlala of the Police Crime Intelligence Unit discloses that various types and quantities of drugs, including 102 mandrax tables, Crystal meth, Cat, Crashes mandrax, and an unpacked bag of Nyaope, were found in possession of the undocumented Nigerian suspects in Standerton and Volksrust areas of the Southern African country

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Sequel to verification of the authenticity of information linking the two foreign nationals in the country, operatives of the Standerton Crime Intelligence and Ermelo K9, in South Africa (SA), Thursday, January 5, 2023, arrested two undocumented Nigerian nationals for allegedly supplying prohibited drugs to consumers in Standerton and Volksrust.

Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said the Police Crime Intelligence Unit, in Standerton, had worked around the clock to verify the genuineness of the information linking the two Nigerians, the country’s Independent Online (IOL) report said.

It was learnt that the first suspect, a 40-year-old undocumented Nigerian, was arrested last Thursday while driving a Gold Nissan NP 200, laden with large quantities of narcotics in Standerton, SA.

Mohlala also disclosed “the suspect was found in possession of various types of drugs including 102 mandrax tables (149 grams), one unpacked bag of Crystal meth (17g), one unpacked bag of Cat (11g), one bag of Crashes mandrax (14g) and one unpacked bag of Nyaope (11g).鈥�

Monetary value of drug seizures

According to the official, the total value of the recovered drugs and the vehicle is estimated at R185,000 (Rand).

Police further revealed that the suspect is also known in the area as a motor mechanic.

The operatives visited one of the suspects’ home in Meyerville, Standerton, where Police further recovered a stripped blue Toyota Etios, which on investigation was found to be reported stolen at Wierdabrug in 2020.

Mohlala stated: 鈥淭he recovery of the stripped Toyota Etios follows the recent recovery of another white Toyota Etios which was reported stolen in Centurion, Pretoria five years ago, which was also recovered in Meyerville this week.”

The Police noted the second suspect, a 43-year-old undocumented Nigerian national, was bust in Volksrust with nine stones of unpacked cat (372g) with a street value of R18 000.

Brigadier Mohlala said that the “suspects are expected to appear before Standerton Magistrate’s Court on Monday, January 9, 2023, for dealing in drugs and possession of stolen vehicles.”

The Provincial Management, in South Africa, has welcomed the arrest, and believes that the supply of drugs in the area will be halted, report said.

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