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Two arrested in Makhanda drug busts

Intelligence-driven operations dismantle drug supply networks in Makhanda and Joza A coordinated police operation has resulted in the arrest of two men and the seizure of illicit drugs worth nearly R50,000 in Makhanda and Joza. South…

Two arrested in Makhanda for drug dealing

Two men are due to appear before the Makhanda Magistrate’s Court on charges of drug dealing and drug possession. South African Police Service spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy said, “On Monday, April 20, 2026, at approximately 12:55, a…

Makhanda drug bust during EC blitz

Drugs with an estimated street value of R7 850 were recovered in Makhanda on Saturday, February 17, in an intelligence driven operation. South African Police Service spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said a joint endeavour by…

Makhanda man arrested on drug dealing charges

A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged for dealing in illicit drugs during an intelligence driven operation by SAPS members from Joza and Grahamstown police stations. The operation forms part of the Provincial Commissioner’s…

Fort Beaufort drug bust

Police confiscated drugs in an intelligence driven operation in Fort Beaufort this week. South African Police Service spokesperson Captain Siphokazi Mawisa said acting on information they received, the police had gone to a house in…

Police officers ware among those implicated in the airport drug thefts.Image: 123RF/pashapixel

A dozen cops bust for ‘stealing drugs’ smuggled via OR Tambo International

A dozen police officers were arrested by the Hawks on Friday on allegations of corruption involving the theft of drugs at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. They included two warrant officers, six sergeants and four…

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Covid-19 vaccine will take two years, Novartis CEO says

Any vaccine to fight the new coronavirus will not be ready for use for at least two years, the CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, which no longer makes vaccines itself, said. Novartis sold its vaccine business in 2015 to…

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A mother’s desperate stand against drug scourge

Station Hill residents around Fern Street had a war of words over crime and drugs in the community this morning. One mother of a 27-year-old addict said she was taking a stand because nothing was being done about the drug scourge. She…