In a concerted effort to deal a blow to drugs that generate serious and violent crimes, members of the police ensured that three suspects find themselves behind bars following the confiscation of drugs with an estimated street value of R130 000-00.
On Tuesday, 22 February 2022, at about 13:00, Uniondale Crime Prevention Unit members conducted a vehicle checkpoint on the N9 as part of the “Vuthu Hawe” – crime combatting operations. The members spotted a vehicle, Honda Fit, making a U-turn. In response of the driver’s suspicious behaviour members approached the vehicle, but the driver sped off.
A vehicle chase ensued when members noticed a parcel being thrown from the vehicle. The team caught up with the vehicle, brought it to a halt and accompanied the two occupants, driver and his passenger, to the scene where the parcel was disposed of.
While opening the parcel, the members found 329 Mandrax tablets, 17 halves, 28 quarters, 21 grams of crashed Mandrax and 98 grams of dagga. Police confiscated the drugs as well as an undisclosed amount of cash found inside the vehicle. The cash is believed to be proceeds of the illicit drug trade.
Both men were subsequently arrested on a charge of dealing in drugs. The suspects aged 22 and 37 remains in police custody. They are expected to appear in the Uniondale Magistrates’ Court once charged.
