South African Police Unit Clamps Down on Durban Drug Dealers

Hawks spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo has said that authorities confiscated one kilogram of cocaine, 50 pieces of crack cocaine, 1 000 mandrax tablets and 550 ecstasy tablets with a street value of approximately U.S.$35,000 (R500 000).

Golf GTI used by the Hawks division of the South African Police Service (file photo).

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