US EditionVolksrust Drug Lab Bust: Mexicans in Mpumalanga Named
Police seized chemicals, machinery, and crystal meth products during the raid after a tip-off; suspects face multiple charges including firearm violations, authorities said.
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Case against Mexicans arrested in raid on crystal meth lab in Mpumalanga postponed
The case against five Mexicans and a South African arrested after the discovery of a R350m crystal methamphetamine laboratory on a farm in Volksrust, Mpumalanga, has been postponed to Friday.
Five Mexicans were arrested during a raid on a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory on a farm in South Africa, a spokesman for the Pretoria police informed AFP this Monday. In addition to manufacturing materials and chemical precursors, methamphetamine worth 350 million rands (20 million dollars), mainly packaged in food boxes, was seized. Cartel involvement is being investigated. The operation was carried out on Friday in Volksrust, about 250…
Five Mexican citizens were arrested by South African authorities during an operation to dismantle a sophisticated clandestine methamphetamine laboratory, another person was also arrested. The operation was carried out on 19 September 2025 at a farm located in Oudehoutkloof, in the city of Volksrust, Mpumalanga province, about 250 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg. The action was part of Operation Shanela 2, which brought together a multidisc…
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