The local crime branch along with anti-terrorism squad has busted an arms and drugs racket and have arrested two accused from whom they recovered a huge quantity of drugs, AK 47 rifles, pistols and live cartridges.

"We have arrested two accused and recovered three AK 47 rifles with magazines, four pistols and revolvers, 63 live cartridges and have also seized 8.9kg of ephedrine, 8.5kg of DMT, 500.7 gm of brown sugar, 3.9kg of Dodo morphine, cash and mobile phones worth around R13.61 crore from their possession.