PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Drugs worth more than R2-million were kept out of Plettenberg Bay thanks to the swift action of Free State police.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Thabo Covane said the drugs were discovered on an Intercape bus in Bloemfontein on 12 March.

Covane said the bus had been travelling between Pretoria and Plettenberg Bay when police received a tip-off.

When the bus arrived in Bloemfontein at about 22:30, police searched the bus and found five big untagged travelling bags that were not accounted for.

When police inspected the bags they found several plastic bags containing Mandrax tablets.

Covane said the drugs weighed about 177kg and had an estimated street value of just under R2.5-million.

No arrests have been made but Convane said an investigation has been launched to establish the origin of the drugs.

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