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CASE STUDY: Manufacturing and distribution of illegal and controlled substances online

Financial Intelligence Centre

Official source

Source domain: fic.gov.za

Collected on 7 October 2026

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What this means

This is a Financial Intelligence Centre case study about an online operation manufacturing and distributing illegal and controlled substances. It describes the investigation, seizures, financial analysis, preservation and forfeiture of assets, and states that the investigation remains ongoing. It does not make an opportunity available to the public.

Facts

Places

Gauteng, Western Cape

Amounts

R 142 055 353, R 4 716 374

Key Takeaways

  • Financial Intelligence Centre investigation into online illegal and controlled substances
  • Website payments of R142 055 352.85 from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2024
  • More than 80 percent of substances sold were controlled or unlawful
  • R4 716 374.36 in three accounts secured through section 34 interventions
  • Large quantities seized at three premises in Gauteng linked to a fourth property in the Western Cape
  • Assets later forfeited to the state; investigation remains ongoing
  • Financial Intelligence Centre
  • Medicines Control Council

Dates

Closing Date

31 December 2024