NDEA communiqué - R12.5 million in drug seizures in four days |09 July 2015

National Drugs Enforcement Agency (NDEA) teams operating at several different locations in the past four days have made a number of arrests and seized illegal drugs with a combined value of approximately R12.5 million.

A number of those arrested have appeared in court and are to be charged in connection with the discoveries.

Further charges are anticipated as the investigations develop.

The first of the recent seizures occurred on July 3, 2015 when 13 grammes of heroin was recovered during a joint NDEA police operation at Les Mamelles.

The second occurred on July 4, 2015 when suspected heroin with a gross weight of approximately 350 grammes was seized when a consignment was discovered concealed in the wing mirror of a truck that had recently been imported from Dubai.

On July 6, 2015 a cannabis plantation containing 1,384 plants was uncovered during the course of an NDEA early morning operation in the Grand Anse area of Praslin. The plants have been seized and an investigation is ongoing.

On July 7, 2015 1.2kg of heroin was recovered when NDEA agents intercepted a consignment concealed in a vehicle drive shaft that had recently arrived in the country from Dubai.

Also on July 7, 2015 an operation was carried out in the Anse Royale area that resulted in the recovery of 149 packages of heroin from a 23-year-old man.

All of the drugs have been recovered and investigations are underway in connection with each of the operations.

The accompanying photos show some of the drugs that were seized during the operations.