Delft man caught with mandrax tablets worth over R105k due in court
CAPE TOWN - A man is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrates Court on Tuesday after being arrested for drug possession.
While patrolling the Delft area on Monday, police spotted a man carrying a plastic bag.
They searched the bag and found more than 2,000 mandrax tablets.
Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said the suspect was leaving a premises in Voorbrug when he was stopped and searched.
'Driven by pure instinct, they stopped and searched the man and found mandrax tablets inside the bag. They arrested the 39-year-old man and seized 2,108 mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R105,400."
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