Two men aged 40 and 52 were arrested at the The Palazzo Montecasino Hotel, Fourways, on Wednesday in a sting operation led by the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) together with Crime Intelligence.
The arrest was part of a months of investigation after the SANEB members received a tipoff about the suspects activity. The operation involved a confidential informant who conducted a buy and members swooped on the two. The drugs were found inside the car behind the back seats inside a concealed compartment.
The two are expected to appear today at the Randburg Magistrate Court on charges s of drug dealing.
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