Police have seized drugs with an estimated value of R50 million in Aliwal North. Officers from 4 provinces were involved in the major drug bust. Captain Loraine Earle says a 35-year-old man from Gauteng was arrested. He was both the driver and the owner of a truck in which the drugs were found. He will appear in court soon.
Police confiscated drugs in Aliwal North
Police members confiscated crystal meth in the major drug bust. This operation was carried out in the first 24 hours of the combined operation. The Provincial Police Commissioners of the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape along with their counterpart in the Free State have lauded officers for this breakthrough.
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Crystal meth in the major drug bust
The breakthrough was made in a coordinated effort involving police members from the 4 Provinces. Captain Earle says the suspect will appear in the Aliwal North Magistrate’s Court.
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Captain Loraine Earle says that on 25 March 2025, at approximately 10:30 AM, Aliwal North Detectives and Crime Intelligence (CI) members conducted a tracing operation when they received information about a truck traveling from Smithfield to Aliwal North. Officers suspected that drugs were being transported in this vehicle. The vehicle was intercepted at the bridge and escorted into the town for a thorough search.
A tracing operation
She says, in response, the K9 Unit and Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC) were summoned to the scene. What followed was a detailed search of the truck. They discovered 12 large bags of crystal meth, which weighed a total of 313.5 kg. The police spokesperson says the truck used in the transportation of the drugs was also confiscated.
