A suspected illegal Med-Lemon manufacturing operation has been uncovered in Rondebosch, with a 42-year-old man arrested following a joint operation by the Hawks and the South African Police Service (SAPS), Cape {town} Etc reports.
The operation took place on Friday, 16 October, after an intelligence-led investigation by the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) and the SAPS Flying Squad.
Police reportedly discovered machinery allegedly used to manufacture Med-Lemon, along with boxes containing sachets of the familiar cold and flu remedy.
The value of the products recovered has not yet been established.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi confirmed that the suspect had been arrested and charged with contravening the Medicines Control Act.
The investigation is being led by the Hawks as authorities work to establish more details about the suspected operation.
The man is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 19 October.
However, police have not yet disclosed the scale of the suspected operation, the value of the seized products or whether further arrests are expected.
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