From May 15 to May 17, Benoni Flying Squad (BFS) officers arrested four suspects and recovered two motor vehicles.
“Officers arrested one on Andrew Maphetu Drive, Thembisa, after he was allegedly found transporting 13 boxes of various liquor. The liquor was also confiscated and handed in at the local police station,” said BFS spokesperson WO Grant Giblin.
“On Sunday, two events took place almost simultaneously.”
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Giblin said in the first incident, members were conducting a vehicle check point on the R555 near the N12 highway on-ramp.
A silver Opel Corsa was stopped, and upon searching the vehicle a large quantity of dagga wrapped in plastic was found in the boot.
“The two suspects were arrested immediately and the dagga, which weighed 10 kilograms, was confiscated.
“These arrests add to numerous other drug busts that Benoni Flying Squad has made in the last few weeks.”
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On the other side of Ekurhuleni on the R21 highway at Engen 1-Stop direction north, officers were conducting a vehicle check point at the same time.
“A minibus taxi with a driver and five passengers was pulled over. One passenger was found with a red bag and upon searching, members found three packs of commercial explosives as well as three detonation cords.
“The man had no permits for these explosives and was immediately arrested while the explosives were confiscated and later handed to the bomb disposal unit.”
In further policing, two abandoned stolen vehicles were recovered in Thembisa, a blue Volkswagen Polo at Sethokga Hostel reported on a Kempton Park case and a white Nissan 1400 bakkie at Emfihlweni Section reported on a Benoni case.
The suspects, aged between 23 and 51, will be appearing in the local Magistrates’ Courts, facing charges of dealing in dagga, possession of explosives and contravening the Disaster Management Act.
