According to Capt Joep Joubert, members of the Brakpan police followed up on information and searched a sports bar on the corner of Kingsway and Cavendish Avenue, at about 12.40pm.
They confiscated dagga and Cat with a street value of R14 000 and R207 000 respectively.
A 29-year–old man was arrested and will appear in the Brakpan Magistrates Court, on a charge of dealing in drugs.
Later on the same day, EMPD Intervention Unit members were conducting routine stop-and-searches, as well as visibility patrols along Heidleberg Road.
Metro Police officers spotted a white Toyota Corolla sedan at around 2.30pm and decided to stop and search its occupants, as well as the vehicle.
A total of 148 Mandrax tablets and one full moon (heroine), worth approximately R10 000, were found hidden under the front passenger seat.
“The two suspects, one in his mid-50s and the other in his mid-40s, were taken to the Brakpan Police Station, where a case of possession of and dealing in illicit substances was registered against them,” Joubert said.
“They were expected to appear in the Brakpan Magistrates Court on Friday (June 26).