The strategic deployment of Prince Albert police members on the R407 yielded excellent results with the arrest of two suspects and the confiscation of a large consignment of drugs.
On Saturday, 09 September 2023 at about 07:10 the members conducted a vehicle checkpoint and pulled over a minibus taxi. A search of the vehicle ensued, leading to the discovery of 205 bundles of Khat inside it. The drugs were linked to a passenger on board. He was subsequently arrested on a charge of dealing in drugs.
The members proceeded with the search and found 348 grams of dagga stashed in a bag of a female passenger. She was also arrested and faces a charge of dealing in drugs.
Meanwhile later the same day of 9th September 2023, Garden Route District Crime Combatting Team members pulled over a black Corsa along the N12 at about on 18:00. Whilst approaching the driver the members detected a strong scent of dagga. A search of the vehicle led to the confiscation of 25 parcels of dagga. Police arrested the two occupants, on a charge of dealing in drugs.
In an unrelated matter, Kwanonqaba police conducted stop and search operations when they witnessed a man dropping an item and started to flee. A search of the area led to the discovery of a pistol, loaded with nine rounds of ammunition. The man is yet to be arrested.
The above mentioned three suspects aged between 27 and 31 remains in police custody. They are all expected to make their court appearances in the local magistrates’ courts on Monday, 11 September 2023.
Western Cape police management welcomed these confiscations and arrests which are all in line with the policing priorities of the province to rid communities of firearms and drugs. These items remains key contributors to serious and violent crimes in the region.
Content retrieved from: https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=48320.
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