Observant members attached to Mitchells Plain SAPS arrested a 36 year old man who was found in possession of mandrax tablets in Grysbok Street, Eastridge, on 3 October 2019, at about 20:00.
The members executed crime prevention patrols in the area and they saw a suspicious man that they stopped and searched. They found 462 mandrax tablets, estimated to be worth R18 000-00 in his possession.
The suspect is expected to make a court appearance in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate Court on Monday 7 October 2019, for possession of drugs.
In a separate incident Sea Point SAPS members arrested four male suspects aged between 30 and 38 who were found in possession of a stolen vehicle and illegal substances in Main Road, Sea Point in the early hours of 4 October 2019. The members were busy conducting crime prevention patrols in the area when they spotted a vehicle with suspicious occupants driving around the Main Road. The vehicle was pulled over and a further search was conducted.
Upon conducting the search in the vehicle the members found mandrax tablets in the vehicle, it was also discovered that when the vehicle was tested that it was positively reported as stolen in Mitchells Plain.
All four suspects are expected to make a court appearance in the Cape Town Magistrate Court on Monday 7 October 2019, for possession of presumed stolen property and dealing in drugs.
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