Drug trafficking in SA - Pierre Gildenhuys weighs in

Law enforcement authorities say the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo is a major contributor to the country's drug manufacturing and trafficking activities.

This after members of the Hawks busted and dismantled the largest drug manufacturing laboratory in the country, at a farm outside Groblersdal in the Sekhukhune region.

Four suspects, including two Mexican nationals, were arrested.

More than $100m worth of chemicals used in the manufacturing of illicit drugs were seized in the raid which equates to around R2 billion in street value.

Pierre Gildenhuys is the head of Forensic Investigations D&K Management Consultants.

He joins us now live.

[Thornel]

The minister of home affairs and police which is the DA must now show their shine,

[truth-Hurts]

How much of these drugs will end up in the pockets of corrupt officials ????

[powlly]

The problem of crime in SA is problem of a lack of will in the government to address the problems of our country.
It's a problem of the ruling party people being involved in criminal activity. Just like we saw their involvement in the Eskom problems that have crippled our economy.
Just like we do not see any progress in the Senzo Meyiwa case

[GoodCheck-ypgr]

Blame the black corrupt government of ours...we have open borders dats why my pel.

[rachmondhoward]

Reporters must stop announcing the monetary value of drug bursts, it encourages others to get involved in the drug trade since they see the huge financial value of drugs!

[ayandasigxashe]

Mexicans I here to teach our dealers various means of making concoctions! Don’t be surprised a politician is involved 🤔

[janinecaramanus]

Drugs are on all our streets. Drugs are taken by so many young old, poor rich and the web is wide with many having their fingers in thia huge pie.

[christodebeer]

It's probably the lack of Manpower and also the availability of remote cheap Smallhouldings, close to Border's and other Transport Routes...

[AfrikaBorwaPoliticking]

People are focused on the Mexicans and not on the farmer who allowed this to happen on his property

[mabaker]

Sure if these drug traffickers pay the Hawks a nice "bonus" - they'll all be set free and we'll be told some BS story - again....

[bruceberry]

No more tenders let's invest in drug labs viva viva ANC !

[mabaker]

So the Hawks will confiscate the drugs - turn their backs while these guys escape and then the Hawks will sell the drugs for their own bank accounts

[Onelove-Oneheart-hc]

Well, Maxicans heard we have a skills shortage.

[mlabalabazwide]

Alleged I real still need to see these individuals that have extremely expensive cars, houses, much money, I mean billions of money being investigated as too what is the mode of income and does it correspond with all assets owened

[monicakieck]

Read the book "the poisonous land" see who are involved

[letsgo]

Limpopo ? Mexicans ???
Sa is going to civil war

[nathmiemoodien]

These drugs will end up on our own streets cause that amount R2 billion is small change when the drug trade bring in trillions not billions i say again trillions

[tobolee]

Isnt limpopo malemas place ..he loves foreigners to come in for free

[mlabalabazwide]

Yoooh they fetch the manufacture himself from Mexico 😢😢😢yoooh the desperation is real wuuuu let's hope government officials are not involved

[JeffreyCochrane-fjny]

The people who were in charge moved up better job's politicians playing the fool in parliament with their phd