3 suspects arrested after 2 vehicles searched in Hout Bay
Hawks seize drugs worth R10m
CRIME SCENE: Hout Bay, Cape Town: Three suspects, aged between 41 and 60-years were arrested on Thursday, 8 October 2026 by the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) team following a drug bust worth over R10 million.
Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani, a Hawk spokesperson, said the arrests emanated from an intelligence driven operation that resulted in two vehicles being stopped and searched.
“During the stop and search 172 000 mandrax tablets, hidden in a false compartment, were seized.
“The suspects are due to make their first appearance at the Wynberg Magistrates Court on Monday, 12 October 2026,” Hani.
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