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A multi-million-rand drug manufacturing laboratory on a farm in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, has been raided.
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A multimillion-rand drug-manufacturing laboratory on a farm in Krugersdorp in Gauteng, has been raided.
The police and the Hawks made the bust on Thursday morning.
News24 understands that authorities are still on the scene.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said officers had discovered quantities of Mandrax and ecstasy tablets at the scene.
Five people who were found on the premises were arrested.
This is a developing story.
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