Suspect, 18, held over drugs in Knysna

Arrest carried out by members of the Garden Route Crime Combating team during mid-week operations.

Correspondent Lloyd Bodill

Thursday, 12 September 2024, 16:00
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Suspect, 18, held over drugs in Knysna
Drugs seized.

KNYSNA NEWS - Members of the police Garden Route Crime Combating Team arrested an 18-year-old suspect in Hornlee, Knysna, on Wednesday 11 September, on a charge of dealing in drugs.

According to Sergeant Christopher Spies, Southern Cape police media liaison officer, the officers, deployed at crime hot-spots during mid-week operations, went to a house in Dassie Street, Hornlee, and while searching the premises, allegedly discovered 51 Mandrax tablets, "10 halves and 5 grams".

The 18-year-old was arrested and the drugs seized.

The suspect would appear in court once formally charged.

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