Police members of Operation Restore continued to rid the streets of drugs when they detained three suspects on charges of dealing in drugs in separate incidents.
The police members deployed in Harare policing precinct conducted high-density stop and search operations on Thursday, 05 January 2024. They pursued information pertaining dealing in drugs and proceeded to Illitha Park. Upon their arrival in Ngcwalaza Drive, a search ensued at the identified address. They confiscated a consignment of ecstasy and detained two females aged 20 and 22 on a charge of dealing in drugs.
In an unrelated intervention the platoon conducted an intelligence driven operation in Pelican Heights, Muizenberg. They pounced on an address in Owl Street in the early hours of Saturday, 06 January 2024, searched the premises and confiscated a consignment of mandrax tablets and heroine which resulted in the detention of a 26-year-old man on a charge of dealing in drugs.
Once charged, the suspects are expected to make their respective court appearances in Khayelitsha and Muizenberg Magistrate courts on the mentioned charges.