Cleaning up the meth: Western Cape cops seize tik, mandrax worth more than R5m in two drug busts

Western Cape police confiscated drugs worth more than R5 million in two major busts on Wednesday.

Police spokesperson, Captain FC van Wyk, said the first incident occurred during a vehicle checkpoint operation on the N7 Klawer weighbridge when officers stopped and searched a suspicious car.

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Officers found 41 000 mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of around R2 million.

The driver of the vehicle, a 33-year-old woman, was arrested.

She is expected to appear in Klawer Magistrate's Court on Friday on a drug dealing charge.

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In a separate incident on the same day, police raided a hotel room in Marine Drive, Table View, after receiving information about a suspected drug courier hide-out.

They discovered 13 containers (13kg) full of tik (methamphetamine) with an estimated street value of R3.2 million.

"No one was in the room. All the tik was confiscated and booked in as exhibits. The Hawks are now investigating the matter and are in pursuit of the suspect," Van Wyk said.