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.
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[@truth-Hurts375]

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

[@fredperry523]

Just the bribe money - the drugs will be peddled to keep the poor in a zombie state !

[@AfrikaBorwaPoliticking]

Ask Frederick Botha that since he is responsible for bringing the Mexicans to South Africa.

[@Thorne666l]

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

[@powlly5738]

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

[@rachmondhoward2125]

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!

[@GoodCheck-yp9gr]

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

[@AfrikaBorwaPoliticking]

Frederick Botha is white since you care about race so much, it is his farm and he brought in the drug mules. I find it interesting that People are focused on the Mexicans and not on the farmer who allowed this to happen on his property. In the same way that a week ago a farmer was caught selling lions to a Vietnamese men, he too was white as snow. Another one, a farmer months ago was caught with copper that that was stolen from public infrastructure. he too was white since race is so important to you and guess who was cutting the copper for him, gentleman from Zimbabwe that he works with. I know for someone like you all these don't matter because black crime is what concerns your soul your non -racist sole.

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

Pretty much summed it up. Well said

[@Nick-hu6nu]

"Black" ?

[@thembi9645]

​@@Nick-hu6nuyes black, im black mysrlf and sick and tired my own black leaderships

[@Tinker8531]

@@Nick-hu6nu The ANC is a Black Government what is the lie in that comment.

[@ayandasigxashe7198]

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

[@janinecaramanus1392]

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.

[@christodebeer3645]

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

[@Tinker8531]

ITS OPEN BORDERS, CORRUPT BORDER AND POLICE OFFICIALS. ITS LACK OF WILL FROM THE ANC TO GOVERN SOUTH AFRICA, BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY LOOTING.

[@mabaker391]

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....

[@gordenmg4966]

I blame the ANC for this.

[@AfrikaBorwaPoliticking]

Frederick Botha is white since you care about race so much, it is his farm and he brought in the drug mules. I find it interesting that People are focused on the Mexicans and not on the farmer who allowed this to happen on his property. In the same way that a week ago a farmer was caught selling lions to a Vietnamese men, he too was white as snow. Another one, a farmer months ago was caught with copper that that was stolen from public infrastructure. he too was white since race is so important to you and guess who was cutting the copper for him, gentleman from Zimbabwe that he works with. I know for someone like you all these don't matter because black crime is what concerns your soul your non -racist sole.

[@bruceberry3421]

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

[@Onelove-Oneheart-h4c]

Well, Maxicans heard we have a skills shortage.

[@AfrikaBorwaPoliticking]

You are focused on the Mexicans and not Frederick Botha who brought these people in.

[@halfdome4158]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Tinker8531]

@@AfrikaBorwaPoliticking Frederick Botha found them here in our borderless country. Frederick Botha and his kind call us Xenophobic because these illegals enrich them.

[@XBooks.]

🇿🇦🧫🧪⚗️🩺🧬🔭🔬📡💉

[@mabaker391]

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

[@SAapproves]

Last year 1.5tons of drugs were stolen from the Hawks😂😂

[@mabaker391]

@@SAapproves with the Hawks help of course? Otherwise how could they do this? As corrupt as the people they arrest...

[@AfrikaBorwaPoliticking]

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

[@Tinker8531]

We will focus on both. Illegals and SA traitors. Illegals should not be here in the first place and that traitor should be behind bars for the rest of his life.

[@mlabalabazwide5445]

Alleged I real still need to see these individuals that have extremely expensive cars, houses, toooooooo 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

[@letsgo8814]

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

[@nathmiemoodien8774]

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

[@monicakieck7501]

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

[@rittah8161]

Tell us more please

[@monicakieck7501]

@@rittah8161 our poisonous land jaques pauw

[@JeffreyCochrane-fj2ny]

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

[@mlabalabazwide5445]

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

[@imtroublesome]

Pierre needs a carrot that braai vleis gots him twisted

[@billyb7469]

I think like you Pierre

[@CenterZero_DeadSecurity]

Hey ek sé😂

[@tobolee6385]

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

[@Peachcobler22]

I love that you have clear vision. Also the illicit cigarette smuggler is one of his biggest funders.

[@Tinker8531]

@@Peachcobler22 Malema is one of the most corrupt people in SA, masquerading as a revolutionary.

[@trishmosh]

White farmers involved.

[@janinecaramanus1392]

Wow

[@Frasweiler]

The biggest crystal meth consumer outside South Africa is Zimbabwe, many of the youths are destroyed

[@SonnyDyallan]

WOW 😮

[@amanina8615]

Eish i think it started with the cough syrup then they upgraded,so sad.

[@spandel100]

The problem is the buyer,not the seller.Simple supply and demand.

[@tkasiam8322]

They buy drugs with what money sir?

[@Babes710]

If you were not selling I wasn't gonna buy why sell an illegal substance ​@@spandel100