Constable Mpho Mashakane, the Cleveland SAPS communications officer, said detectives were conducting observations at the corner of Jules and Heriot streets in Malvern.
“They saw two suspicious cars. They saw a man push a bank note through the window of one of the cars,” said Const Mashakane.
The detectives approached and searched the men. They found a white powder believed to be cocaine packed in small packets.
One man (23) was arrested for dealing in drugs and the other suspect (26) was arrested for possession of drugs.
Several arrests relating to drugs have been in Malvern over the past year.
Earlier this year, the EXPRESS reported that police officers discovered dagga in St Frusquin Street.
Police officers from the dog unit received information from community members about a man who was selling dagga at a house.
When the police officers went to the address provided, they found a man selling snacks and sweets. A total of 24 packets of dagga were found underneath a table during a search.
Days later, the Johannesburg Organised Crime Unit also arrested two people for possession of drugs in the same suburb.
Const Mashakane said the police officers were patrolling Malvern when they saw two men acting suspiciously.
The men were seen exchanging money and what was believed to be drugs.
The police officers stopped and searched the men and a packet of cocaine was found in one man’s possession.
The police officers went to the suspect’s house in Heriot Street where more drugs were found during a search.
Clr Mike Spadino has been calling on the SAPS to address the scourge of drugs in Malvern for a while.
The EXPRESS has, on numerous occasions, published articles on Mr Spadino’s concerns about drug dealing, problems outside liquor outlets and other illegal activities in Malvern.
He identified the area between 27th and 37th streets, St Frusquin, Persimmon, Heriot and St Amant streets as being problematic.
He previously stated that he was concerned drug dealing would lead to a drug war and residents taking the law into their own hands. He called for action again at the recent Cleveland Community police forum meeting.
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