A 60-year-old man is expected to appear in the Grabouw Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape on Monday, July 13, for possession of drugs worth R2.1 million.
The arrest comes after a routine vehicle checkpoint in Grabouw on the N2 Highway.
The provincial spokesperson for the Hawks, Lieutenant Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi, said the operation consisted of a multi-disciplinary team of officers.
“A multi-disciplinary team comprising members of the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB), Provincial Traffic based in Caledon, and the Cape Town K9 Unit acted on intelligence when they conducted a routine vehicle checkpoint (VCP) in Grabouw on the N2 Highway on Thursday, July 9,” Vukubi said.
A silver Audi was randomly stopped during the operation.
“A silver Audi was randomly stopped. The K9 narcotic dog reacted positively to what was in the hidden compartment. Upon further search, mandrax to the value of R2.1 million was found,” Vukubi said.
The suspect was immediately arrested.
“A 60-year-old male suspect was arrested and is due to appear in the Grabouw Magistrate’s Court on Monday, July 13, 2026,” Vukubi said.
In a separate matter, the Parow Regional Court convicted Mohamed Imran, 39, and Suraya Imran, 37, on charges of fraud and uttering.
According to Vukubi, the investigation started in March 2023, after the Hawks followed up with information regarding two vehicles that were obtained fraudulently.
“The vehicles, a white Toyota Fortuner and a white Mercedes-Benz ML250 were indeed found in possession of the accused persons, which resulted in the vehicles being seized,” Vukubi said.
The matter has been postponed until September 21, for sentencing.
robin.francke@iol.co.za
IOL
