CRIME SCENE: Grabouw: A 60-year-old man was arrested and Mandrax to the value of R2,1million confiscated on the N2 highway on Thursday, 9 July 2026.

A multi-disciplinary team comprising the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB), Provincial Traffic based in Caledon and the Cape Town police K9 unit acted on intelligence when they conducted a routine vehicle check point on the N2 in Grabouw.

According to a Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi, a silver Audi was randomly stopped and the K9 narcotic dog reacted positively to what was in the car.

“Upon further search, Mandrax to the value of R2,1million were found in a hidden compartment. A 60 -year-old male suspect was arrested and is due to appear in the Grabouw Magistrates Court on Monday, 13 July 2026,” said Lieutenant Colonel Vukubi.