A detective warrant officer is among five suspects who have been arrested in connection with a R105 million mandrax bust. The drugs were discovered on a smallholding in De Deur in the Vaal Triangle during a joint operation between the Western Cape Hawks and Crime Intelligence‚ Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said. “The area had been monitored for few months on suspicion that a syndicate was involved in the alleged drug lab for distribution countrywide. The suspects aged between 27 and 59 years were arrested on Tuesday evening at a small holding whereas the police officer was arrested at his house in Bassonia on Wednesday morning. “The investigation team recovered methaquolium‚ pressers‚ and other drug manufacturing equipment and mandrax tablets already packed and ready for distribution in De Deur including at one of the police officer’s houses‚" Mulaudzi added.The suspects are expected to appear in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on charges of manufacturing and dealing in drugs.The operation was the second major drug bust in the country in the past few days. Earlier this week‚ KwaZulu-Natal Hawks members confiscated R50 million worth of drugs discovered in a sealed container at the Durban harbour. ..