CRIME SCENE: Delft, Cape Town: DRUG dealing in the Western Cape were dealt with a major blow when police confiscated Mandrax tablets worth more than R2,7-million on Monday 20 April 2026.

Members of Operation Prosper were busy with stop and search operations in N2 Gateway, Delft. They searched a silver Honda Civic vehicle and its occupant. In the vehicle they found ten mandrax tablets and an undisclosed amount of cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime.

Further investigation led them to a storage facility in Stikland, Bellville. At the facility the members found 46 packs containing 1000 mandrax tablets each with an estimated street value of R2,76-million.

A 45-year-old man was arrested for dealing In drugs and is set to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court.