Picture: Dagga worth R21 000 confiscated/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
A dagga estimated to the value of R21 000 was confiscated by the police in Paballelo Township, near Upington on Tuesday. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sgt Omphile Masegela said the police in the ZFM District are working hard to squeeze the space for drug dealers to operate.
“The police made multiple arrests during Vuthu Hawe operations this week for dealing in drugs and possession of drugs. On 11 July 2023, the police conducted a search and seizure operation in Paballelo, where dagga to the estimated value of R21 000 was seized and one person was arrested.
“During operations in Postmasburg on 12 July 2023, Upington Public Order Police (POP) arrested a man aged 42 in Newtown for possession of drugs. The police received a tip about drugs at a butchery and when they arrived, the suspect attempted to destroy them,” Masegela said.
He further said, the police allegedly searched and found the Tik to the value of R7500 in a basin. Masegela added that, in separate cases, three suspects were arrested in Keimoes for dealing in drugs.
“The police confiscated dagga and mandrax to the total value of R2800,” he said.
Meanwhile, the acting District Commissioner, Brigadier Peet Coetzee commended the efforts of the police and encouraged the community to continue to give information on drug dealings as a collaborative effort to remove drugs from the streets.
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