Concerted efforts by the Pacaltsdorp Crime Prevention Unit and the proper management of their informers’ network yielded excellent results when they arrested a 47-year old suspect and confiscated a substantial amount of drugs in Beach Road Pacaltsdorp, George on Sunday, 7 August 2022.
Members acted on a tip-off from an informers and did a stakeout on a well-known local drug paddler operating in the Vleie in Beach road. At approximately 16:20, members spotted the suspect as he exited a house in the Vleie, carrying a backpack after various suspicious individuals visited the house.
Members were in pursue of the suspect when he disappeared into an empty shack. Members ensued with a search and found the backpack hidden inside the empty shack. Upon further inspection of the backpack, they found a total of 16 halves and 202 Mandrax tablets as well as 15-grams of Tik that were concealed inside the lining of the backpack.
The find was confiscated as evidence and the 47-year-old suspect was arrested on the spot. The suspect was charged with the Illegal Possession of Illicit Drugs and is due to make his first court appearance in the George Magistrates’ court on Monday, 8 August 2022.
Garden Route District Commissioner, Major General Norman Modishana, commended the members for their efforts to remove drugs which threatens the safety of communities from the streets.
