An intelligence-driven operation in conjunction with various units of the police yielded positive results when drugs with an estimated street value of R500 000 was confiscated in Oudtshoorn on Tuesday, 10 November 2020.
Members attached to Oudtshoorn Crime Intelligence, Eden Cluster Crime Combatting Team, Oudtshoorn Crime Prevention Unit and the Attaqua K9 were deployed in the Klein Karoo town to address drug outlets when they descended on-premises at Adderley Street at about 12:10. Upon searching the house they found more than R50 000 of cash hidden in a bedroom. This search proceeded to a wooden structure at the back of the main house where the police discovered 12 packets of Tik, 1190 Mandrax tablets and 103 gram of Cocaine.
The seizure resulted in the arrest a 33-year-old suspect on charges of dealing in drugs. Preliminary investigation indicates that the drugs were destined for distribution in Oudtshoorn.
Meanwhile, similar operations conducted at two drug outlets in Bongulethu and Bridgeton resulted in the arrest of two suspects, aged 33 and 55, for possession of drugs when the police found small quantities of Tik in their possession.
All the suspects are still in custody and will appear in court once they have been charged.
In an unrelated incident, members of the Knysna police arrested a 31-year-old suspect on charges of dealing in drugs after 200 Mandrax tablets were found in his possession in Uniondale Road on Monday, 09 November 2020.
Vigilant members attached to the Crime Prevention Unit were on patrol when they spotted a suspicious-looking person boarding a taxi. They approached the vehicle and proceeded with a search of the man when they found drugs with an estimated street value of R12 000 as well as R30 000 of cash in his possession. This suspect was scheduled to appear in the Knysna Magistrates’ Court yesterday (2020-11-10).
Western Cape police management commended these units involved with these arrests for their vigilance and commitment to root out the distribution of drugs in communities as well as for bringing these perpetrators to book.
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