They shut down operations, seized gambling machines and swept the premises with a forensic fine comb.
The Zululand Observer reporters realised something was going down when undercover police officers moved in on the Chill.net internet café on Lira Link, followed by a team of investigators, forensic technicians and the forensic crime vehicle.
Bystanders quickly gathered as the team moved in, barricading the doors.
Two suspects aged 26 and 34 were arrested at the scene for illegal gambling and charged under the Gambling Act, while patrons were taken down to the Organised Crime Unit to give statements in aid of the investigation.
