South African police arrest five people in $37 million drug bust
In a 2025 report, the agency said drug labs in South Africa and Mozambique "are emblematic of the expansion of Latin American cartels into Africa and cooperation with local criminal groups".
Police in South Africa have arrested five people for allegedly operating a multimillion-dollar crystal methamphetamine manufacturing operation on a farm in Limpopo province.
South Africa is a major consumer of meth and the market for the drug is growing in neighbouring countries, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.
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