Operation Vala uMgodi Combat team received intelligence and planned a Way-lay action in the vicinity of an identified target address in Free State. Police collected and purified information about a building used as storage for drugs in Keerom Street – Voorspoed Industrial Area near Welkom.
Observation was patiently kept over the place, and on Friday 23 May 2025, at about 12:45 members noticed anticipated activities at the identified building.
The team pounced on the identified target, and a thorough search was conducted. Two (2) small scales used to weigh drugs, Chrystal Meth and counted 424 full Mandrax tablets were found and seized. The 57 year old storage owner was immediately placed under arrest. A case docket for Possession and dealing in drugs was opened at Welkom Police Station.
The total street sales value of the seized drugs is estimated at R88 500.00. The 57 year old male will appear in Welkom Magistrate Court on Monday 26 May 2025.