Media Statement
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS)

PRETORIA - The six suspects, Victor Hlakwane, Justice Mashiyane, Kennedy Wilson Mashele, Jabulani Khumalo, Louis Lesley Senye and Ananias Monani appeared in the Moretele Magistrates court today, 10 December 2025 where the case was postponed to 17 December 2025 for profiling and bail information.

The six were arrested on the 8 December 2025 at a clandestine drug laboratory worth millions in Thulwe near Makapanstad, in the North West by the members of the Serious Organised Crime Investigation based in the Western Cape with the assistance of Counter Narcotics and Gangs, Western Cape.

The six remain in custody until their next appearance.

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