Partnership policing leads to drug arrests

Effective policing and community partnership lead to the arrest of four male suspects for possession of drugs and possession of illicit cigarettes.

The Sedibeng District Task Team arrested four male suspects for possession of drugs and possession of illicit cigarettes at Evaton North on 20 May 2022.

Police operationalized information received from the community and proceeded to various identified residential premises in Evaton North Informal Settlement where drugs and illicit cigarettes were reportedly being sold to the local communities.

Upon arrival, Police found four men at different residential premises in Evaton North where upon a search, police recovered drugs to with an estimated street value of R25, 000.00 and the arrest of a 42-year-old suspect on a charge of possession of drugs.

In separate incidents, police arrested a 30-year-old male for possession of drugs with an estimated street value of R3 000-00.

The third suspect, aged 32, was also arrested for possession…


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