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Ballito drug bust: Suspect arrested with drugs worth R1-million

Mail & Guardian · 19 October 2026 at 16:52

Ballito drug bust: Suspect arrested with drugs worth R1-million

A 43-year-old undocumented foreigner was arrested in Ballito after police seized crystal meth, cocaine, and methcathinone valued at more than R1 million during an intelligence-driven operation.

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