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Friday, August 21, 2026

Two Mexican Cooks Arrested at Meth Lab in Limpopo, South Africa

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat


South African police arrested five, including two Mexicans, in a raid on a methamphetamine laboratory on a farm in Musina, Limpopo province, South Africa. 

The operation occurred on Thursday night at a farm in Musina, a rural region of Limpopo province, near the border with Zimbabwe. Also involved were the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Homeland Security, alongside South Africa’s Hawks, South African Police Service (SAPS), South African Narcotics Bureau, Crime Intelligence and the Special Task Force.

This is most recent of several meth lab raids where Mexican cooks have been arrested across Africa this year. In May 2026, U.S. General Dagvin Anderson, commander of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), told the US Senate Armed Services Committee that Mexican cooks were found in 11 of the 12 clandestine drug labs dismantled in Africa in the last two years.

According to InSight Crime, Mexican meth cooks are sought by international criminal groups for their skill in producing high quality narcotics. 


The SAPs press release stated that this is the third clandestine drug laboratory found in Limpopo province. In July 2024, authorities raided a farm in Groblersdal, recovering chemicals and crystal meth valued at R2 billion and arresting five suspects, including the farm owner and two Mexican nationals, as reported by Borderland Beat. 

The Groblersdal meth lab, July 2024

Two months later, in August 2024, authorities discovered a mandrax manufacturing lab in Makotse village near Lebowakgomo, seized drugs worth roughly R4 million. No Mexican cooks were present at the bust.

The Lebowakgomo mandrax lab, August 2024



15 comments:

  1. The Borderland isn't just the US-Mexico border anymore.
    The cartels want to poison the whole world.

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    1. That's Koo foo

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    2. Thanks to Trump making them stronger.

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    3. Funny this has been happening for a long time. You uneducated Fox News viewers believe this is new but its not. Go read about the Opium Wars. Same shit different players.

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    4. It's the profit mijo.$$_

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  2. Hey solecito de mi vida y mi alma ya viste el video donde el CJNG les puso una arrastrada a las mayatas en jerez que hasta le mataron a el jefe de plaza aka El Zargento y levantaron a dos mayatillos

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  3. Breaking news: Mossad trained soldier of fortune Sicario 006 was caught with his draws down in Africa. Mendigo le Mustang grandes.

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  4. Does anyone know the significance of South Africa in this shit site? Not a single one of you do! And that is why I am the sole speak for my people in Mexico.

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  5. The only thing that'll slow this world pandemic is death sentences to spreaders like these two...medievil deaths!

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  6. Bordeland beat is all about that Conor man .. all the ladies seem to melt thinking about him. Is he really hot? Is he a hot mexican papi or Caucasian as his name suggests

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  7. Dios mio! The vise grips are out of control. Well they actually seemed to have been in control. The mind that cooked that idea up though is something else.

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  8. I saw Connor and Nuffy holding hands at the movies, they've made up after their big ol' fight over Nuffy developing Ozempic face. He just wanted to look his best for ConCon.

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  9. No news on the activity down in Tijuas?

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