Police have arrested eight suspects in Standerton, Mpumalanga, after they shutdown three clandestine drug labs at separate locations.

An intelligence driven operation led them to the locations following a tip off that drugs were being manufactured at a farm, a warehouse and a house in Standerton.

Eleven luxury vehicles were also seized during the raid as well R3.6 million in cash.

8 suspects have been arrested following the shutdown of a clandestine drug lab in Standerton, Mpumalanga. 11 luxury vehicles seized including a Range Rover Luma. R3.6 mill in cash found in the boot of a Mercedes Benz. Of the 8 arrested, 6 are Mozambican, two are Mzantsi citizens pic.twitter.com/mMNFZHIl7L

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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says, “This investigation came as a result of a complaint of suspicious activity that commenced some time ago and then a search warrant was obtained and when they pounced on these establishments, because it is a third establishment that they are covering. They then found a lot of chemicals in drums and powder and chemicals in sacks, machinery and equipment and it was confirmed that all the locations were sites were actually crime scenes.”