Women arrested in R3 million drug busts at upmarket east estates
“Two women were arrested at the Silver Lakes and Willow Acres residential estates for the illegal onsite manufacture of steroids.”
Two women were arrested at the Silver Lakes and Willow Acres residential estates in the east of Pretoria after they were found in possession of R3-million worth of steroids on Wednesday.
The arrests were part of an “intelligence-driven” drug investigation, according to police spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale.
“During a search at Silver Lakes, the team recovered steroids alleged to have been manufactured onsite,” said Mogale.
“A 38-year-old female was arrested.”
Mogale said police then raided a storage facility Meerlust Street in Equestria where steroids in various stages of packaging were discovered.
The third location to be raided was in Willow Acres Estate, where more steroids and enhancers were found.
A 35-year-old woman was also arrested.
“The steroids, labels and other packaging materials are worth an estimated R3-million and have been confiscated pending further investigation.”
Agencies involved in the bust included the Mpumalanga Hawks along with their Pretoria counterparts, Crime Intelligence, Digital Forensic Laboratory (DFL), Priority Crime Specialised Investigation (PCSI) Mpumalanga and Pretoria, SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra).
The two women are expected to appear in the Pretoria magistrate’s court on Thursday.
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