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How the Sinaloa cartel turned a South African farm into a $1 billion meth lab
This screen grab taken from an AFP Video on September 1, 2026 shows the court appearance of five Mexican nationals (standing 4th L - R) accused with others of being involved in the set up an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory on a game farm in Swartruggens in South Africa's North West province.
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Mexican chemists posed as tourists. What they built was a billion-dollar drug operation.
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- September 24, 2026
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- IOL