Five arrested after suspected lab found in Krugersdorp

South African police said they uncovered a suspected drug-manufacturing laboratory at a farm in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, and arrested five people found at the property during a joint operation with Crime Intelligence and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI). The South African Police Service (SAPS) said officers found quantities of Mandrax and ecstasy tablets at the site. The five arrested people are South African nationals, police said, and were detained in connection with the discovery. The account did not specify what charges, if any, they face. SAPS described the facility as a suspected multimillion-rand operation. It did not provide a valuation or details about the scale of production. The substances and the facility’s alleged use have not been independently established in the information available, and police said they were continuing to process evidence recovered at the property. The scene remained active as investigators worked, according to SAPS. Police did not release details about the equipment found, the length of time the facility may have been operating or whether additional arrests were expected.