Picture: Bags of dagga/illustration
By OBAKENG MAJE
Five suspects were arrested for dealing with drugs and dagga in Valspan and Jan Kempdorp on Wednesday. According to the Northern Cape police spokesperson, Capt Sergio Kock, the suspects were tracked down through an intelligence-driven operation.
“The Frances Baard District Detective Team, Hartswater K9 unit, Hartswater Crime Intelligence, Kimberley and Hartswater Highway Patrol pounced on the suspects at 2am after a series of transactions were conducted by shallow-cover agents in and around Valspan in Jan Kempdorp.
“Police also confiscated 403 Mandrax tablets, 20 zip bags of Tik, 2kg of dagga and an electric scale with an approximate street value of R15000. Suspects are detained and will be appearing in court soon,” Kock said.
The Frances Baard District Commissioner, Major General Johan Bean was also part of the operation and lauded the police for the positive success and huge blow to the drug trade in the Jan Kempdorp and surrounding areas.
Bean also extol the community for their assistance and reiterated that no stone will be left unturned in ensuring that drug perpetrators are brought to book and justice is served.
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