A MAN was arrested at an apartment on Mahatma Gandhi Road last week for being in possession of drugs.
According to Brig Jay Naicker from provincial SAPS, on 28 February police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit arrested the 35-year-old man and uncovered a mini lab operating from the apartment. “Rock cocaine, cocaine powder, nine bottles containing trace amounts of cocaine, a scale and a plate as well as a blade with cocaine residue were seized by police. The items seized have an estimated value of R48,000. The suspect was charged and will appear in the Durban Magistrates Court,” he said.
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KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Khombinkosi Jula commended the police officers for the arrest.
“These types of operations are continuing to deliver blows on drug dealers in the province. We repeat our call to ordinary citizens to keep our children and loved ones away from the clutches of these drug peddlers and to work with law enforcers to destroy their structures,” he said.
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