A team of detectives from the SAPS National Organised Crime Investigation Narcotics Unit seized a significant quantity of scheduled medicine, steroids, and other performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) at a self-storage facility in Derdepoort on Wednesday.
The estimated street value of the confiscated substances is R15 million.
Drug syndicate
This success follows a recent breakthrough in which the team uncovered a drug syndicate, leading to the arrest of six suspects on 11 February 2025.
Charges against two of the suspects have been provisionally withdrawn.
Follow-up investigations into this syndicate’s activities led the team to the identified storage facility.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the syndicate was operating an online platform to trade and distribute scheduled medicine, steroids, stimulants, and other illicit substances to consumers.
Investigations are ongoing.
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