Police in North West have uncovered a Mandrax manufacturing operation on a plot near Hartbeespoort, according to EWN. The site is reported to be worth millions of rand, and four people were arrested in the raid.
EWN reports that the discovery was made on Tuesday. IOL identifies one of the four detained as a Zimbabwean man, alongside three women. News24 also puts the number of arrests at four.
The operation was described by eNCA as a multimillion-rand Mandrax production facility. SABC News carried a similar account, referring to the site's location near Hartbeespoort Dam.
The four suspects are expected to face charges connected to the manufacture of drugs. Details on the exact charges, court dates, and the estimated street value of the seized materials have not been confirmed in the reporting so far.
The raid adds to a series of drug-related enforcement actions in the province, though the reporting does not say whether this site is linked to any other investigation.
What to watch next: whether the four appear in court and what authorities say about the scale of the operation.
