National police commissioner General Fannie Masemola presided over the destruction of drugs, which included cocaine, heroin, mandrax and marijuana.
Mathe noted that the drugs destroyed were linked to a number of high-profile cases, including the Maydon Wharf case where more than a ton of cocaine worth a street value of R400m was seized. She added that 1.3t illegal pharmaceuticals in the form of tablets and capsules, including non-registered Viagra, were confiscated in operations throughout the country.
Masemola said through the organisation’s high-density operations, police are making inroads in clamping down on the drug trade in the country and beyond.