Unrelenting efforts to eradicate drug trafficking as well as the distribution of drugs into communities in the Western Cape once again yielded positive results when drugs with an estimated street value of R140 000 were confiscated in George during crime prevention operations.
On Thursday, 04 February 2021 Public Order police members in conjunction with the Outeniqua K9 and the Provincial Traffic conducted a vehicle checkpoint on the N2 highway near the Garden Route Mall when they stopped a motor vehicle that was en-route to Cape Town from Port Elizabeth.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 2200 Mandrax tablets that were hidden in the door panels of the vehicle. Police confiscated the drugs and arrested a 32-year-old man on a charge of dealing in drugs. It is believed that the drugs were destined for delivery in Cape Town.
The suspect is still in custody and is due to appear in the George Magistrates’ court on Monday, 08 February 2021.
Drugs worth R140 000 seized during crime prevention operations in George https://t.co/5djWxC26No#ArriveAlive #Drugs #DrugsOffTheStreets #Operations @SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/vyX6pDBWgr
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