reaction vessels

Extractor fans and burners are industrially used components in various industries including mining; however, specific reaction vessels needed for illegal drug manufacturing are not readily available legally and need to be imported illegally or manufactured locally with misrepresentations.

“the extractor fans are industrially used in a number of industries... the reaction vessels because it needs to be a specific vessel that is scientifically developed... So that vessels need to be either manufactured in South Africa or illegally imported with misrepresentations”

Reaction vessels used in illegal synthetic drug manufacturing are exclusively for illegal purposes, and authorities including SAPS are not aware of any manufacturers of these vessels in South Africa, but they are known to be manufactured abroad.

“from my own knowledge, these reaction vessels are exclusively used for the illegal purposes... Not in South Africa, Commissioner, but abroad indeed”