Over P70m Mandrax Passes Through Botswana

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An estimated P70 million worth of consignment of mandrax passed through Botswana borders from Zambia en-route to South Africa over the weekend before the dealers were caught on the South African side outside Tlokweng.

According  to South African media reports  the South African Revenue Services SARS arrested two foreign nationals for drug smuggling and handed them  over to the police on Saturday.

 “The bust happened when an empty truck was stopped for routine inspection. The customs detector dogs reacted positively to narcotics. It was found the truck had false compartments to stash away 141 packages of Mandrax. Thus 1,428,140 tablets worth R78,547,700 were confiscated.”

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