GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - Various units deployed to crime-stricken areas in the Southern Cape netted 40 suspects for drug-related offences and confiscated more than R100 00 worth of drugs during crime-combatting operations between 28 and 30 January.
Operations included roadblocks, vehicle check points, high density patrols in crime hotspots, closing down of drug and focused stop-and-search operations. These operations were aimed at entry and exit routes to the province and drug outlets all over the region.
On Thursday 28 January, police in De Rust arrested a man on a charge of dealing in drugs and Kwanonqaba police arrested a 24-year-old suspect, driver of the vehicle which was pulled over, on a charge of possession of drugs.
On Friday afternoon, 29 January, Swellendam police stopped a suspected stolen vehicle and when they approached it, one of the occupants acted suspiciously. The police arrested all four occupants aged between 28 and 40 on a charge of possession of drugs each.
The other arrests were four for dealing in drugs and 31 for possession of drugs. Seven of these suspects were arrested in Conville, George.
Police confiscated small quantities of Mandrax Tablets, tik and dagga during these arrests. All arrested will appear in various courts in the region once charged.
Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieut-Gen Thembisile Patekile, commended these forces for their vigilance to rid communities of drugs and arrest those involved with illicit activities which threaten the safety of the public.
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